Effectiveness of cutaneous warming systems on temperature control: Meta-analysis

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1196-1206

  Galvão, Cristina Maria ^a   Liang, Yuanyuan ^b   Clark, Alexander M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Circulating water garments; Cutaneous warming systems; Hypothermia; Meta analysis; Nursing; Surgery; Temperature control

Indexed keywords

ALARM MONITOR; BODY TEMPERATURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; THERMOREGULATION; WARMING;

BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CLINICAL ALARMS; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; REWARMING; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 77952824679     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05312.x     Document Type: Review

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