Physiology and clinical relevance of induced hypothermia

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 489-498

  Doufas, Anthony G ^a,c   Sessler, Daniel I ^b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b Outcomes Research Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthetics; Ischemia; Sedatites; Shivering; Therapeutic hypothermia; Thermoregulation; Vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BUSPIRONE; DANTROLENE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; NEFOPAM; PETHIDINE;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD TOLERANCE; CORE TEMPERATURE; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SEDATION; SHIVERING; THERMOREGULATION; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANESTHETICS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; NARCOTICS; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; SHIVERING;

EID: 24644473057     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/NCC:1:4:489     Document Type: Review

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