The incidence and significance of accidental hypothermia in major trauma-A prospective observational study

Resuscitation

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 300-306

  Ireland, Sharyn ^a,b   Endacott, Ruth ^c,d   Cameron, Peter ^a   Fitzgerald, Mark ^e   Paul, Eldho ^c  

^a Emergency and Trauma Centre   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^e Alfred Trauma Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental admission hypothermia; Exposure hypothermia; Major trauma; Major trauma patients; Multiply injured

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL HYPOTHERMIA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79751532867     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2010.10.016     Document Type: Article

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