The Bernese Hypothermia Algorithm: A consensus paper on in-hospital decision-making and treatment of patients in hypothermic cardiac arrest at an alpine level 1 trauma centre

Injury

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 539-543

  Brodmann Maeder, Monika ^a   Dünser, Martin ^a   Eberle, Balthasar ^a   Loetscher, Stefan ^a   Dietler, Roland ^a   Englberger, Lars ^a   Martinolli, Luca ^a   Neumann, Markus ^a   Stalder, Mario ^a   Roost Krähenbühl, Eva ^a   Zimmermann, Heinz ^a   Aristomenis, Exadaktylos K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Extracorporeal circulation; Hypothermia; Rewarming; Trauma

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ALGORITHM; BERNESE HYPOTHERMIA ALGORITHM; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORE TEMPERATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HEART ARREST; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; HYPOTHERMIC CARDIAC ARREST; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICE; OPERATING ROOM; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; WARMING;

ALGORITHMS; AVALANCHES; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DECISION MAKING; DISASTERS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REWARMING; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 79953666740     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.11.037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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