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Interest of face mask--CPAP in one case of severe accidental hypothermia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2696317     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We report one case of severe accidental hypothermia; rectal temperature was 25 degrees C. Hypoxemia unmodified by 100 O2 inhalation in an ordinary face-mask was easily corrected using a face-mask CPAP; a ventilation-perfusion mismatching could be implicated in the cold induced hypoxemia. Active rewarming (1.5 degrees C/h) was pursued from 25 to 37 degrees C, using non aggressive methods: warming blankets and a Bennett heated humidifier inserted in the CPAP system. Even in severe hypothermia successful results may be obtained without resort to sophisticated methods.
Authors:
J L Canivet; R Larbuisson; M Lamy
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta anaesthesiologica Belgica     Volume:  40     ISSN:  0001-5164     ISO Abbreviation:  Acta Anaesthesiol Belg     Publication Date:  1989  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1990-03-29     Completed Date:  1990-03-29     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0421022     Medline TA:  Acta Anaesthesiol Belg     Country:  BELGIUM    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  281-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Liège, Belgium.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acidosis, Lactic / etiology,  therapy
Alcoholic Intoxication / complications
Humans
Hypothermia / complications,  therapy*
Male
Middle Aged
Positive-Pressure Respiration / methods*

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