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Hyperoxia for accidental hypothermia and increased mortality: a post-hoc analysis of a multicenter prospective observational study [PDF]

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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Successful resuscitation of an elderly man with deep accidental hypothermia using portable extracorporeal circulation in the emergency department: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2008
Introduction Deep accidental hypothermia (body temperature below 28°C) is rare and has a high mortality rate. Successful resuscitation usually occurs in the young, but a prompt intervention using a portable extracorporeal cardiopulmonary circulation ...
Cooper Simone S, Papadimos Thomas J, Campbell Jeffery A, Cerilli Gregory J, Omer Shuab, Braida Anthony L, Hassan Ali M   +6 more
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Clinical relevance of impaired consciousness in accidental hypothermia: a Japanese multicenter retrospective study [PDF]

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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Intraoperative accidental hypothermia as a probable cause of malignant ventricular arrhythmias in an elderly patient undergoing transurethral resection of prostate: A case report [PDF]

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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Wischnewski spots in a case of accidental hypothermia [PDF]

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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Accidental hypothermia: direct evidence for consciousness as a marker of cardiac arrest risk in the acute assessment of cold patients [PDF]

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2022
Background Rapid stratification of the risk of cardiac arrest is essential in the assessment of patients with isolated accidental hypothermia. Traditional methods based on measurement of core temperature are unreliable in the field.
Samuel Barrow, Galen Ives
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Factors related to 30-day survival rate following accidental hypothermia – a retrospective single-center study from Northern Finland [PDF]

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Background Accidental hypothermia is a rare condition, and it is reported to cause 2–5 deaths per 100,000 in European studies and at least 1,500 deaths in the United States annually.
Jari Pirnes, Jarkko Nyländen, Tatu-Matti Karjalainen, Sinikka Sälkiö, Pasi Ohtonen, Marko Hoikka, Tero Ala-Kokko   +6 more
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Machine learning-based prediction models for accidental hypothermia patients [PDF]

Journal of Intensive Care, 2021
Background Accidental hypothermia is a critical condition with high risks of fatal arrhythmia, multiple organ failure, and mortality; however, there is no established model to predict the mortality. The present study aimed to develop and validate machine
Yohei Okada, Tasuku Matsuyama, Sachiko Morita, Naoki Ehara, Nobuhiro Miyamae, Takaaki Jo, Yasuyuki Sumida, Nobunaga Okada, Makoto Watanabe, Masahiro Nozawa, Ayumu Tsuruoka, Yoshihiro Fujimoto, Yoshiki Okumura, Tetsuhisa Kitamura, Ryoji Iiduka, Shigeru Ohtsuru   +15 more
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Is prehospital use of active external warming dangerous for patients with accidental hypothermia: a systematic review [PDF]

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2020
Background Optimal prehospital management and treatment of patients with accidental hypothermia is a matter of frequent debate, with controversies usually revolving around the subject of rewarming.
Sigurd Mydske, Øyvind Thomassen
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Methods and equipment available for prehospital treatment of accidental hypothermia: a survey of Norwegian prehospital services [PDF]

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Background Accidental hypothermia is associated with increased morbidity and mortality and poses a significant challenge for both professional and volunteer rescue services in prehospital settings.
Tea Wick Barsten, Emilie Sunde, Øyvind Thomassen, Sigurd Mydske   +3 more
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