A randomised single blinded study of the administration of pre-warmed fluid vs active fluid warming on the incidence of peri-operative hypothermia in short surgical procedures

Anaesthesia

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 942-945

  Andrzejowski, J C ^a   Turnbull, D ^a   Nandakumar, A ^a   Gowthaman, S ^a   Eapen, G ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; CRYSTALLOID; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; WARMING;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEATING; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956152724     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2010.06473.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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