Aspects of thermoregulation physiology

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 115-121

  Pitoni, Sara ^a   Sinclair, Helen L ^b   Andrews, Peter J D ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

brain protection; hypothermia; shivering; thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUSPIRONE; CLONIDINE; DESFLURANE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; ENFLURANE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; KETANSERIN; MAGNESIUM; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NALBUPHINE; NEFOPAM; ONDANSETRON; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL A1; VANILLOID RECEPTOR 1;

BRADYCARDIA; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CORE TEMPERATURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG POTENTIATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; NEUROPROTECTION; REVIEW; SHIVERING; SIDE EFFECT; STROKE; THERMOREGULATION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VASOCONSTRICTION; WARMING;

BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; SHIVERING;

EID: 79953084361     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e3283447905     Document Type: Review

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