Exertional heatstroke: Clinical characteristics, diagnostic and therapeutic considerations

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 296-299

  Zeller, Lior ^a   Novack, Victor ^a   Barski, Leonid ^a   Jotkowitz, Alan ^a   Almog, Yaniv ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Exertional heat stroke; Mortality; Multi organ failure; SIRS

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATINE KINASE; CREATININE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; TROPONIN; UREA;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; EXERTIONAL HEATSTROKE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEAT STROKE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PULSE RATE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SPORT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THERAPY DELAY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; WARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEAT STROKE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; ISRAEL; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956002232     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2010.12.013     Document Type: Article

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