A comparative study of three warming interventions to determine the most effective in maintaining perioperative normothermia

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 171-176

  Ng, Siew Fong ^a   Oo, Cheng Sim ^a   Loh, Khiam Hong ^a   Lim, Poh Yan ^a   Chan, Yiong Huak ^b   Ong, Biauw Chi ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARDRUM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECOVERY ROOM; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEX; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONVECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REWARMING; SHIVERING; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037221731     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200301000-00036     Document Type: Article

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