A custom-made forced-air warming mattress for heat loss prevention during vascular surgery: Clinical evaluation

Asian Biomedicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 299-307

  Suraseranivongse, Suwannee ^a   Pongraweewan, Orawan ^a   Kongmuang, Benjawan ^a   Tivirach, Wannapa ^a   Pornboonseram, Suchart ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Circulating water mattress; Forced air warming mattress; Hypothermia; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCULATING WATER MATTRESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED AIR WARMING MATTRESS; HEAT LOSS; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; VASCULAR SURGERY; VITAL SIGN;

EID: 70349309924     PISSN: 19057415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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