Paracetamol induced skin blood flow and blood pressure changes in febrile intensive care patients: An observational study

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 208-214

  Boyle, Martin ^a   Nicholson, Lisa ^a   O'Brien, Maureen ^a   Flynn, Gordon M ^a   Collins, David W ^a   Walsh, William R ^a   Bihari, David ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Fever; Hypotension; Intensive care; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Paracetamol

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APACHE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VASCULARIZATION;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APACHE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN;

EID: 78449248950     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2010.06.004     Document Type: Article

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