Comparing the effectiveness of two types of cooling blankets for febrile patients

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 247-254

  Loke, Alice Y ^a   Chan, Helen CL ^b   Chan, Tony MF ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Airflow cooling blanket; Critical care; Febrile patients; Waterflow cooling blanket

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADULT; AGED; AIR; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BED; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR; AXILLA; BEDDING AND LINENS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CRITICAL CARE; CRYOTHERAPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATER;

EID: 27144527932     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1362-1017.2005.00133.x     Document Type: Article

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