Full neurological recovery from profound (18.0°C) acute accidental hypothermia: Successful resuscitation using active invasive rewarming techniques

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 511-512

  Hughes, Amy ^a   Riou, Peter ^a   Day, Christopher ^a  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; DOBUTAMINE; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

ACCIDENTAL HYPOTHERMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; ASYSTOLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BREATHING DISORDER; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CAROTID ARTERY PULSE; CASE REPORT; CORE TEMPERATURE; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG EDEMA; MYDRIASIS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFOUND ACCIDENTAL HYPOTHERMIA; RESUSCITATION; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; WARMING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; REWARMING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447134832     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2006.040261     Document Type: Article

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