Thermal injuries from the use of a forced-air warming device

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 414-415

  Stewart, Catherine ^a   Harban, Fraser ^b  

^a QUEEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURN; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CORE TEMPERATURE; DEVICES; FORCED AIR WARMING BLANKET; HUMAN; INFANT; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL INJURY;

BIOPSY; BODY TEMPERATURE; BURNS; DEBRIDEMENT; ERYTHEMA; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; REWARMING; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; STERNOTOMY;

EID: 84858063153     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2012.03804.x     Document Type: Letter

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