Estimating core temperature in infants and children after cardiac surgery: A comparison of six methods

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 214-222

  Maxton, Fiona J C ^a,c   Justin, Linda ^b   Gillies, Donna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bladder; Cardiac; Children; Intensive care; Nursing; Paediatric; Pulmonary artery; Rectal; Temperature measurement

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BODY TEMPERATURE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PULMONARY ARTERY; RECTUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERMOMETER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY; RECTUM; THERMOMETERS; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 0942289807     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02883.x     Document Type: Article

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