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01-06-2012 | Meeting abstract
Rewarming: facts and myths from the systemic perspective
Authors:
V Scaravilli, D Bonacina, G Citerio
Published in:
Critical Care
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Special Issue 2/2012
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Excerpt
Rewarming is a delicate phase of therapeutic hypothermia (TH). Adverse consequences of rewarming on the whole body may seriously limit the protective effects of hypothermia, leading to secondary injury. Thus, understanding, predicting, and managing possible systemic side effects of rewarming is important for guaranteeing TH efficacy. The aim of this brief report is to describe rewarming effects from a systemic perspective. …