Effects of anaesthesia on thermoregulation

Current Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 72-78

  Kurz, A ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, general; Anaesthesia, regional; Body temperature regulation; Temperature, body

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUSPIRONE; CLONIDINE; DESFLURANE; ISOFLURANE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PETHIDINE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CHILD; COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CORE TEMPERATURE; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENT; EXPOSURE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART SURGERY; HEAT LOSS; HEAT TRANSFER; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; HYPOXEMIA; INFANT; METABOLISM; NEUROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SKIN; SURGERY; SURGICAL PATIENT; THERMOGENESIS; THERMOREGULATION; TIME; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION; WARMING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0034960495     PISSN: 09537112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/cacc.2001.0328     Document Type: Article

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