Active core rewarming avoids bioelectrical impedance changes in postanesthetic patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Postoperative hypothermia is a common cause of complications in patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Hypothermia is known to elicit electrophysiological, biochemical, and cellular alterations thus leading to changes i...

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Main Authors: Martinez-Fong Daniel, Suaste-Gómez Ernesto, León-Chávez Bertha, Soto-Rivera Bernardo, Gutiérrez-Cruz Alma, González-Barrios Juan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-02-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2253/11/2