Evidence-Based Guidelines for Prevention of Perioperative Hypothermia

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 209, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Forbes, Shawn S ^a,b,c   Eskicioglu, Cagla ^a,b,c   Nathens, Avery B ^a,b   Fenech, Darlene S ^a,b,c   Laflamme, Claude ^b   McLean, Richard F ^d   McLeod, Robin S ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; BODY TEMPERATURE MONITORING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORE TEMPERATURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; MAJOR SURGERY; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; THORAX SURGERY; VASCULAR SURGERY; WARMING;

EID: 70349416409     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.07.002     Document Type: Review

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