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Detrimental Effects of Hypothermia

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Book cover Therapeutic Hypothermia

Part of the book series: Molecular and Cellular Biology of Critical Care Medicine ((MCCM,volume 4))

Abstract

Hypothermia in humans is defined as a core temperature below 35°C. Primary accidental hypothermia occurs as a result of overwhelming cold stress, such as cold water immersion or exposure. Secondary accidental hypothermia is a result of alterations in thermoregulation and heat production. Secondary hypothermia occurs more frequently, and injuries are the common etiologic factor. Mild hypothermia frequently occurs in the operating room. This chapter will review the organ-specific effects of hypothermia and potentially detrimental effects of hypothermia on trauma and postoperative patients.

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  1. Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    Ram Nirula MD, MPH

  2. University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX, USA

    Larry M. Gentilello MD

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  1. Department of Critical Care, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA

    Samuel A. Tisherman MD

  2. Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria

    Fritz Sterz MD

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Nirula, R., Gentilello, L.M. (2005). Detrimental Effects of Hypothermia. In: Tisherman, S.A., Sterz, F. (eds) Therapeutic Hypothermia. Molecular and Cellular Biology of Critical Care Medicine, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-25403-X_15

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