Multiple Organ Failure Caused by Non-exertional Heat Stroke After Bathing in a Hot Spring

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 212-215

  Lee, Ching Wei ^a   Perng, Chin Lin ^a   Huang, Yi Shin ^a   Luo, Jiing Chyuan ^a   Hung, Chi Lai ^a   Lin, Han Chieh ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

hepatic failure; molecular adsorbent recirculating system; multiple organ failure; non exertional heat stroke

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMMONIA; AMYLASE; BICARBONATE; BILIRUBIN; BILIRUBIN GLUCURONIDE; CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; CREATININE; FIBRINOGEN; LACTIC ACID; NITROGEN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; TROPONIN I; UREA;

ABNORMAL LABORATORY RESULT; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ALBUMIN DIALYSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOKINE STORM; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEAT STROKE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; REHYDRATION; SEPTIC SHOCK; THERMAL SPRING; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; UREMIA;

BATHS; DIALYSIS; FATAL OUTCOME; HEAT STROKE; HOT SPRINGS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 77951771717     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(10)70044-7     Document Type: Article

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