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Accidental hypothermia [PDF]

Emergency Care Journal, 2006
Hypothermia is defined as an unintentional decrease of core body temperature below 35 °C. In this article we discuss pathophysiology, clinical aspects and treatment of hypothermic patients.
Ivo Casagranda, Giovanni Lombardi, Dalio Cecconi, Stefano Turchetti, Peppino Scoti, Corrado Cavozza, Dante Medici   +6 more
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Bradycardia in a newborn with accidental severe hypothermia: treat or don’t touch? A case report [PDF]

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background Hypothermia significantly affects mortality and morbidity of newborns. Literature about severe accidental hypothermia in neonates is limited. We report a case of a neonate suffering from severe accidental hypothermia.
Astrid Kuonen, Thomas Riva, Gabor Erdoes
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Outcome prediction for hypothermic patients in cardiac arrest

Journal of Intensive Care, 2022
The 5A score predicts in-hospital mortality of patients suffering from accidental hypothermia, including those not in cardiac arrest. The HOPE score was specifically developed to predict survival for the subgroup of hypothermic patients in cardiac ...
Mathieu Pasquier, Olivier Hugli, Nicolas Hall, Valentin Rousson, Tomasz Darocha   +4 more
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Accidental Hypothermia and Related Risk Factors among Trauma Patients Admitted to the Emergency Department [PDF]

Preventive Care in Nursing and Midwifery Journal, 2021
Background: Early detection and management of hypothermia are determinants in the consequences of the injury. Various factors are involved in the progress of accidental hypothermia in these patients.
Roghayeh Hassandoost, Mohammadreza Dinmohammadi, Mahin Roohani   +2 more
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A novel ECG-biomarker for cardiac arrest during hypothermia

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2020
Background Treatment of arrhythmias evoked by accidental or therapeutic hypothermia and rewarming remains challenging. We aim to find an ECG-biomarker that can predict ventricular arrhythmias at temperatures occurring in therapeutic and accidental ...
Erik Sveberg Dietrichs, Torkjel Tveita, Rachel Myles, Godfrey Smith   +3 more
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Clinical relevance of impaired consciousness in accidental hypothermia: a Japanese multicenter retrospective study

Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2022
Aim This study aimed to investigate the association between level of impaired consciousness and severe hypothermia (
Masahiro Fukuda, Masahiro Nozawa, Yohei Okada, Sachiko Morita, Naoki Ehara, Nobuhiro Miyamae, Takaaki Jo, Yasuyuki Sumida, Nobunaga Okada, Makoto Watanabe, Ayumu Tsuruoka, Yoshihiro Fujimoto, Yoshiki Okumura, Tetsuhisa Kitamura, Tasuku Matsuyama   +14 more
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Hyperoxia for accidental hypothermia and increased mortality: a post-hoc analysis of a multicenter prospective observational study

Critical Care, 2023
Background Supraphysiologic oxygen administration causes unfavorable clinical outcomes in various diseases, including traumatic brain injury, post–cardiac arrest syndrome, and acute lung injury.
Ryo Yamamoto, Jo Yoshizawa, Shuhei Takauji, Mineji Hayakawa, Junichi Sasaki   +4 more
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Wischnewski spots in a case of accidental hypothermia

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
Accidental hypothermia can be fatal, and is often associated with confusion and paradoxical undressing. Wischnewski spots are a classic manifestation of hypothermia at autopsy.
Katerina Flabouris, Patrick Russell, Stephen Wills   +2 more
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Intraoperative accidental hypothermia as a probable cause of malignant ventricular arrhythmias in an elderly patient undergoing transurethral resection of prostate: A case report

Heliyon, 2023
Background: Intraoperative hypothermia is a common but severe condition that is defined as a core body temperature below 36 °C. Accidental hypothermia can produce coagulopathy, immunosuppression and peripheral hypoperfusion that can ultimately lead to ...
Li Li, Weibin Ye, Yongxing Li, Yingzhen Chen, Jianfeng Zeng   +4 more
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A 95 year-old suffering circulatory arrest after accidental hypothermia: a case report

BMC Geriatrics, 2017
Background The elderly are vulnerable to cold and prone to accidental hypothermia, both because of environmental and endogenous factors. The incidence of severe accidental hypothermia among the elderly is poorly described, but many cases probably go ...
Anders Wetting Carlsen, Anders M. Winnerkvist, Guri Greiff   +2 more
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