A pilot study of mechanical stimulation and cardiac dysrhythmias in a porcine model of induced hypothermia

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-137

  Grueskin, James ^a   Tanen, David A ^a   Harvey, Pamela ^a   Dos Santos, Frank ^a   Richardson III, William H ^b   Riffenburgh, Robert H ^a,c  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac; Dysrhythmias; Handling; Hypothermia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CORE TEMPERATURE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; MCNEMAR TEST; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPINE POSITION; SWINE;

EID: 34447334807     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/06-WEME-BR-034R1.1     Document Type: Article

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