Intra-operative warming with a forced-air warmer in preventing hypothermia after tourniquet deflation in elderly patients

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1457-1464

  Kim, Y S ^a   Jeon, Y S ^a   Lee, J A ^a   Park, W K ^b   Koh, H S ^a   Joo, J D ^a   In, J H ^a   Seo, K W ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Armed Forces Capital Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Elderly patients; Hypothermia; Intra operative warming; Temperature; Tourniquet

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEAT; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THERMOREGULATION;

AGED; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 77649209707     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: 14732300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000903700521     Document Type: Article

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