Observations on temperature changes in patients undergoing insertion of a dynamic hip screw.
Patients undergoing insertion of a Dynamic Hip Screw for treatment of a fractured neck of femur are liable to suffer heat loss during surgery--Carol May discusses the findings of her research study.
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D000368:Aged; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000379:methods