EMERGENCY CASEBOOK
A novel method of intravascular temperature modulation to treat severe hypothermia
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, MO, USA
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M Lasater
14786 Hwy 63, Licking, MO 65542, USA; calhorselover{at}yahoo.com
Intravascular rewarming may provide an efficient and reliable method of restoring normal body core temperature in patients, while avoiding after-drop. The system provides continuous temperature monitoring and automatically adjusts warm saline delivery until the desired temperature is reached.
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