Persistent hypothermia after intrathecal morphine: Case report and literature review

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 384-388

  Ryan, Kenneth F ^a,b   Price, James W ^a,b   Warriner, C Brian ^a,b   Choi, Peter T ^a,b  

^a Vancouver Acute ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DIMENHYDRINATE; FENTANYL; LORAZEPAM; MORPHINE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROPOFOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; BLADDER IRRIGATION; CASE REPORT; CRYSTALLOID; DIAPHORESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; REVIEW; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WARMING;

ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHERMIA; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LORAZEPAM; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECEPTORS, GABA;

EID: 84862771026     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: 14968975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-011-9650-z     Document Type: Review

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