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Short-Duration Hypothermia Induction in Rats using Models for Studies examining Clinical Relevance and Mechanisms
Published on: March 3, 2021
[Accidental hypothermia in the elderly]
1Akutafdelingen, Regionshospitalet Horsens.
Abstract:
The incidence of accidental hypothermia varies greatly in the literature. Accidental hypothermia has many physiological complications, and treatment of accidental hypothermia is not risk-free, the greatest risk being rewarming shock with high mortality. Being elderly and needing help for activities of daily living is a negative prognostic factor in accidental hypothermia, and mortality rate both in-hospital and 30-day mortality is higher in the elderly frail population. There is no international consensus on rewarming strategy, and further research on this subject is recommended in this review.
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