Treatment of severe accidental hypothermia with intermittent hemodialysis

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 174-177

  Sultan, Nabil ^a   Theakstonron, Karl D ^a   Butler, Ron ^a   Suri, Rita S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

After drop; Dialysis; Hypotension; Hypothermia; Rewarming

Indexed keywords

LORAZEPAM;

ACCIDENTAL HYPOTHERMIA; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CLONIC SEIZURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART ARREST; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; ACCIDENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; FOLLOW UP; HOMELESSNESS; HYPOTHERMIA; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

ACCIDENTS; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 66849089529     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500011167     Document Type: Article

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