Accidental hypothermia and related factors among burned patients
INTRODUCTION: Early diagnosis, control and management of hypothermia are decisive in the outcome of burns. Various factors play a role in creating or aggravating accidental hypothermia in these patients.
Farnoosh Hajihosseini+2 more
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Outcome prediction for hypothermic patients in cardiac arrest
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+4 more
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Changes in temperature in preheated crystalloids at ambient temperatures relevant to a prehospital setting: an experimental simulation study with the application of prehospital treatment of trauma patients suffering from accidental hypothermia. [PDF]
Jensen E+4 more
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Bradycardia in a newborn with accidental severe hypothermia: treat or don’t touch? A case report
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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Microscopic examination of pituitary glands in cases of fatal accidental hypothermia. [PDF]
Doberentz E, Madea B.
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Cooling or Warming the Esophagus to Reduce Esophageal Injury During Left Atrial Ablation in the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. [PDF]
Ablation of the left atrium using either radiofrequency (RF) or cryothermal energy is an effective treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF) and is the most frequent type of cardiac ablation procedure performed. Although generally safe, collateral injury to
Arnold, M+16 more
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Optimized life support in accidental general hypotermia (scientific and literature review)
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the conditions of accidental general hypothermia of an organism represents a certain medico-social problem of the present.
O.V. Kravets+2 more
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Accidental Hypothermia Simulation
This resource is an emergency medicine simulation designed to provide residents with a clinical experience that simulates diagnosis and treatment of hypothermia with septic joint in a patient presenting with altered mental status.
Deann Hoelscher, Raymond Ten Eyck
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Rewarming for accidental hypothermia in an urban medical center using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Accidental hypothermia complicated by cardiac arrest carries a high mortality rate in urban areas. For moderate hypothermia cases conventional rewarming methods are usually adequate, however in severe cases extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Cavarocchi, Nicholas+4 more
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Accidental hypothermia in Poland – estimation of prevalence, diagnostic methods and treatment [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The incidence of hypothermia is difficult to evaluate, and the data concerning the morbidity and mortality rates do not seem to fully represent the problem.
Darocha, Tomasz+3 more
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