A novel intravascular rewarming method to treat severe hypothermia

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-58

  Ban, Leang Heng ^a,b   Leone, Marc ^a   Blasco, Valery ^a   Visintini, Pierre ^a   Antonini, François ^a   Bisbal, Magali ^a   Albanèse, Jacques ^a   Martin, Claude ^a  

^a University Hospital Center Nord   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

Author keywords

Intravascular rewarming; Osborn wave; Severe hypothermia

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; NORADRENALIN; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION;

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WARMING;

CATHETERS, INDWELLING; COMA; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MIDDLE AGED; REWARMING;

EID: 37849005932     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3282861d40     Document Type: Article

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