Intraoperative full-thickness pressure ulcer in a patient after transapical aortic valve replacement using a novel underbody forced-air warming blanket

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 573-574

  Bräuer, Anselm ^a   Perl, Thorsten ^a   Heise, Daniel ^a   Quintel, Michael ^a   Seipelt, Ralf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANESTHESIA; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; THORACOTOMY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; UNDERBODY FORCED AIR WARMING BLANKET; VALVULOPLASTY;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; BEDDING AND LINENS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRESSURE ULCER;

EID: 78149307606     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2009.12.012     Document Type: Letter

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