Comparison of forced-air warming and radiant heating during transurethral prostatic resection under spinal anaesthesia

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 733-738

  Torrie, J J ^a   Yip, P ^a   Robinson, E ^a,b  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Thermoregulation, temperature: Warming, forced air, radiant, regional anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEATING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PEROPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; RELIABILITY; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; THERMOREGULATION; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; WARMING;

EID: 30044445625     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0503300605     Document Type: Article

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