Hypothermia: impact on the trauma victim.
Secondary hypothermia may present the clinician with an extraordinary set of challenging problems. Rapid rewarming using both passive and active techniques is essential to correct the many reversible changes associated with hypothermia. Despite aggressive management, secondary hypothermia continues to exact a large toll in terms of the mortality of trauma victims.
Cullinane
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Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA.
Bass
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Nunn
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D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications*