title: Comparison of bladder, oesophageal and pulmonary artery temperatures in major abdominal surgery.
abstract: In this study we compared urinary bladder and oesophageal temperatures with the core temperature obtained from a pulmonary artery catheter in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation. The bladder temperature was a closer approximation to pulmonary artery temperature in this group of patients than the oesophageal temperature and has much to recommend it in terms of convenience, safety and postoperative patient comfort.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Freeman
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001831:Body Temperature; D004947:Esophagus / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000502:physiology*; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000502:physiology*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000502:physiology*