The effect of ambient temperature on cold saline during simulated infusion to induce therapeutic hypothermia

Resuscitation

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 766-768

  Mader, T J ^a  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart arrest; Induced hypothermia; Post resuscitation care; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

NEOPRENE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FREEZING; HUMIDITY; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INFUSION RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WARMING;

HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPRENE; REWARMING; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67349085801     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2009.04.022     Document Type: Article

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