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Accidental hypothermia Review of the literature
Author(s) -
Lønning P. E.,
Skulberg A.,
ÅByholm F.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1986.tb02485.x
Subject(s) - medicine , accidental hypothermia , hypothermia , accidental , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , physics , acoustics
The pathophysiology and treatment of accidental hypothermia are discussed. Special attention is paid to the pathophysiologic problems of rewarming. For severely hypothermic patients we would recommend peritoneal dialysis as the method of choice for rewarming in a hospital situation. In a “field situation” passive or slow active rewarming is recommended.