Preoperative combined with intraoperative skin-surface warming avoids hypothermia caused by general anesthesia and surgery

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 119-125

  Vanni, Simone Maria D'Angelo ^a   Cerqueira Braz, José Reinaldo ^a   Pinheiro Módolo, Norma Sueli ^a   Amorim, Rosa Beatriz ^a   Rodrigues Jr , Geraldo Rolim ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; General; Hypothermia; Prewarming of skin surface; Shivering; Warming; Warming device

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MEDICAL RECORD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLING; SHIVERING; SKIN SURFACE; STANDARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WARMING;

EID: 0037361418     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(02)00512-3     Document Type: Article

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