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Thermoregulation: Hypothermia and Hyperthermia

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A 4 kg infant is taken to the operating room (OR) for hernia repair. This case will involve issues related to thermoregulation and the effect of anesthesia on thermoregulatory physiology. Mechanisms of heat loss during anesthesia and surgery along with the methodologies available to prevent heat loss are reviewed. Adverse effects of hypothermia and hyperthermia are also questioned. Additional questions concerning malignant hyperthermia will explore the major issues related to that clinical entity.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Joseph P. Cravero MD, FAAP

  2. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Joseph P. Cravero MD, FAAP

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  1. Senior Associate in Perioperative Anesthesia, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Robert S. Holzman

  2. Senior Associate in Perioperative Anesthesia Critical Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Thomas J. Mancuso

  3. Senior Associate in Perioperative Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Joseph P. Cravero

  4. Senior Associate in Cardiac Anesthesia, Chief Division of Cardiac Anesthesia, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    James A. DiNardo

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Cravero, J.P. (2017). Thermoregulation: Hypothermia and Hyperthermia. In: Holzman, R., Mancuso, T., Cravero, J., DiNardo, J. (eds) Pediatric Anesthesiology Review. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48448-8_47

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