Predicting the efficacy of convection warming in anaesthetized children

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 275-282

  Stanger, R ^a   Colyvas, K ^a   Cassey, J G ^b,c   Robinson, I A ^a   Armstrong, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c University of Newcastle ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Equipment, warming devices; Temperature, body; Temperature, monitoring; Temperature, regulation

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORE TEMPERATURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; INFANT; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOREGULATION; VASOCONSTRICTION; WARMING;

EID: 68049126412     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aep160     Document Type: Article

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