Accidental hypothermia: a report of 22 cases and review of the literature.
Most of our 22 patients with hypothermia were alcoholics, with a variety of serious complications of their disease. The prevalence of hypoglycemia (41%), sepsis (41%), and pulmonary complications (36%) was surprisingly high in this group of hypothermia victims, and the death rate (36%) relatively low. All patients in our series were passively rewarmed and given conservative drug and fluid management under close monitor.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications; D001831:Body Temperature; D003422:Critical Care; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications; D013831:Thiamine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D005947:Glucose; D013831:Thiamine