Severe accidental hypothermia successfully treated by rewarming strategy using continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration system

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 775-776

  Komatsu, Shuhei ^a,b   Shimomatsuya, Takumi ^a   Kobuchi, Taketsune ^a   Nakajima, Masayuki ^a   Amaya, Hirokazu ^a   Konishi, Sayuri ^a,b   Shiraishi, Susumu ^a   Ono, Susumu ^a   Maruhashi, Kazuhiro ^a  

^a NAGAHAMA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL HYPOTHERMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS HEMODIAFILTRATION; DIALYSATE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEAT LOSS; HEAT TRANSFER; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WARMING;

HEMODIAFILTRATION; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REWARMING; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 34147143315     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000195446.00160.6c     Document Type: Article

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