The effects of anesthetic technique and ambient temperature on thermoregulation in lower extremity surgery

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 528-534

  Ozer, Ayse B ^a   Tosun, Fadime ^a   Demirel, Ismail ^a   Unlu, Serap ^a   Bayar, Mustafa K ^a   Erhan, Omer L ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epidural anesthesia; Femoral sciatic block and ambient temperature; General anesthesia; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; FENTANYL; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; NEOSTIGMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARDRUM; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SHIVERING; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION; TYMPANIC TEMPERATURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHIVERING; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882641622     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: 14388359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-013-1555-2     Document Type: Article

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