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Published in: Critical Care 1/2016

Open Access 01-12-2016 | Letter

An additional method for the prevention of hypothermia in severely injured trauma patients

Authors: Ellen Omi, Erik Kulstad

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2016

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Excerpt

We congratulate Perlman et al. [1] for their excellent manuscript offering a comprehensive review of hypothermia in trauma patients and proposing a goal-directed algorithm for warming the severely injured patient that can be directly incorporated into current Advanced Trauma Life Support guidelines. In this well-crafted algorithm, the authors reveal a pragmatic treatment strategy that can be implemented in most major trauma centers, and that will be evaluated for efficacy in an upcoming prospective trial based in Toronto, ON, Canada. …
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Perlman R, Callum J, Laflamme C, Tien H, Nascimento B, Beckett A, et al. A recommended early goal-directed management guideline for the prevention of hypothermia-related transfusion, morbidity, and mortality in severely injured trauma patients. Crit Care. 2016;20:107.CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral
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Williams D, Leslie G, Kyriazis D, O’Donovan B, Bowes J, Dingley J. Use of an esophageal heat exchanger to maintain core temperature during burn excisions and to attenuate pyrexia on the burns intensive care unit. Case Rep Anesthesiol. 2016;2016:6.
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Metadata
Title
An additional method for the prevention of hypothermia in severely injured trauma patients
Authors
Ellen Omi
Erik Kulstad
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2016
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-016-1365-7

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