Incidence of postoperative hypothermia and the relationship to clinical variables

Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 286-289

  Burns, Shari M ^a   Piotrowski, Kathy ^a   Caraffa, Guy ^a   Wojnakowski, Mary ^a  

^a MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Postoperative hypothermia; Research; Unintentional hypothermia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INCIDENCE; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECOVERY ROOM; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA; BODY TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY ROOM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957056959     PISSN: 10899472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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