Effects of hypothermia and shivering on standard PACU monitoring of patients

AANA Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-53

  Kiekkas, Panagiotis ^a,b   Poulopoulou, Maria ^a,b   Papahatzi, Argin ^a,b   Souleles, Panagiatis ^a,b  

^a Gen University Hospital of Patras ^*

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Core temperature; Hypothermia; Orthopedic patients; Shivering; Standard PACU monitoring

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; CISATRACURIUM; FENTANYL; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MORBIDITY; OXYGEN SATURATION; SHIVERING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ANESTHESIA; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; GREECE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SHIVERING;

EID: 13444255970     PISSN: 00946354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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