Convection heating in pediatric general surgery - A comparison of warming alternatives in a mannequin study

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 663-668

  Nightingale, Scott ^a   Wynne, Lisa ^a   Cassey, John ^a  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Forced air warmer; Hypothermia

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GENERAL SURGERY; HEATING; HYPOTHERMIA; IMAGING; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; THERMISTOR; WARMING;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONVECTION; HEATING; HYPOTHERMIA; MANIKINS; OPERATING ROOMS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 33744471380     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2006.01847.x     Document Type: Article

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