Hypothermia does not result in more complications after colon surgery

American Surgeon

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 356-359

  Barone, James E ^a   Tucker, James B ^b   Cecere, John ^c   Yoon, M I Yung ^a   Reinhard, Elaine ^b   Blabey Jr , Robert G ^c   Lowenfels, Albert B ^a  

^a Department of Surgery   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c STAMFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLON ANASTOMOSIS; COLON RESECTION; COLON SURGERY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; WARMING;

AGED; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0032892327     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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