title: [Pathophysiology in accidental hypothermia. Hypothermia is not only a cold body].
abstract: Knowledge of the pathophysiology in accidental hypothermia is essential for clinical decision-making. The prognosis should be favourable provided the condition is recognized and treated accordingly. Progressive organ dysfunction is associated with a declining core temperature which is reversible on rewarming. Other reactions occur during rewarming of which rewarming collapse has received much attention. More detailed knowledge of rewarming collapse which has come out is examined in this paper.
authors.affiliation: Bispebjerg Hospital, Research Unit for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. rudolph@dadlnet.dk
authors.forename: Søren Finnemann
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Rudolph
authors.forename: Teit
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mantoni
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Belhage
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D003080:Cold Temperature; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D017694:Rewarming; D012307:Risk Factors