Unintended perioperative hypothermia

Ochsner Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 259-270

  Hart, Stuart R ^a   Bordes, Brianne ^b   Hart, Jennifer ^b   Corsino, Daniel ^a   Harmon, Donald ^a  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypothermia; Perioperative; Prewarming; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; VOLATILE AGENT;

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING TENDENCY; BODY TEMPERATURE MONITORING; DECUBITUS; DRUG METABOLISM; EVAPORATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEAT LOSS; HEAT TRANSFER; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INFRARED RADIATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SHIVERING; SURGICAL INFECTION; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOREGULATION; UNINTENDED PERIOPERATIVE HYPOTHERMIA; WARMING;

EID: 80052761915     PISSN: 15245012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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