Hypothermia in trauma patients

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 188, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 685-696

  Peng, Rick Y ^a   Bongard, Frederic S ^a  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING TENDENCY; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BODY TEMPERATURE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HEMOSTASIS; HYPOTHERMIA; INJURY; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WARMING;

HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0032994268     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(99)00035-6     Document Type: Review

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