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Hypothermia and Coagulation Disorders

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Hypothermia describes a state in which the body’s mechanism for temperature regulation is overwhelmed in the face of a cold stressor. Hypothermia is classified as accidental or intentional, primary or secondary, and according to its severity.

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  1. Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Cattinara Hospital, University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, Trieste, 34149, Italy

    Lara Prisco, Vincenzo Campanile & Giorgio Berlot

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    Giorgio Berlot

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Prisco, L., Campanile, V., Berlot, G. (2012). Hypothermia and Coagulation Disorders. In: Berlot, G. (eds) Hemocoagulative Problems in the Critically Ill Patient. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2448-9_9

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