Osborn waves in sepsis

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1302-1303

  Cardenas, Gustavo A ^a   Ventura, Hector O ^a   Francis, John E ^a  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypothermia; J waves; Osborn waves; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; J WAVE; OSBORN WAVE; SEPSIS; WARMING;

AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; REWARMING; SEPSIS;

EID: 33845331687     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000240626.87080.2c     Document Type: Article

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