Comparing tympanic membrane and pulmonary artery catheter temperatures

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 44-49

  Fisk, Jane ^a   Arcona, Stephen ^b  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b St Luke's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EARDRUM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; SWAN GANZ CATHETER; THERMOGRAPHY;

CALIBRATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETERIZATION, SWAN-GANZ; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; THERMOGRAPHY; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 31544478383     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003465-200103000-00011     Document Type: Article

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