Side effects of mild hypothermia.
Mild hypothermia is increasingly touted as a low risk clinical measure in brain protection. This article reviews potential adverse effects of mild hypothermia by organ system and suggests a risk assessment framework for clinical decision making.
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Department of General Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation 44195-5001, USA.
D001777:Blood Coagulation; D001831:Body Temperature; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D003657:Decision Making; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology; D008660:Metabolism; D012307:Risk Factors