title: Use of continuous venovenous haemodialysis to reverse acute hypothermia after multiple trauma.
abstract: Hypothermia is an independent risk factor for mortality in trauma patients. We describe the use of continuous venovenous haemodialysis (CVVHD) as a rewarming method in a hypothermic, multiply injured patient. CVVHD achieved rapid rewarming and holds advantages over established rewarming methods in the trauma setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York 10021, USA. plw9001@nyp.org
authors.forename: Patrick L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Soumitra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eachempati
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barrio
authors.forename: Janice C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Muir
authors.forename: John C L
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Philip S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Barie
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000601:surgery; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000379:methods*; D017694:Rewarming / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors