Incidence of intraoperative hypothermia. Adopting protocol for its prevention

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1238-1241

  Al Qahtani, Ali S ^a   Messahel, Farouk M ^a  

^a Armed Forces Hospital ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SAUDI ARABIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERMOSTABILITY; WARMING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REWARMING; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0348133616     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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