Third-degree burns due to intraoperative use of a bair hugger warming device

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1933-1934

  Truell, Kristin D ^a   Bakerman, Paul R ^a   Teodori, Michael F ^a   Maze, Aubrey ^a  

^a PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DEVICE; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WARMING;

BURNS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEATING; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; LEG INJURIES; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TRANSPOSITION OF GREAT VESSELS;

EID: 0033917772     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01322-9     Document Type: Article

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