The staff at Nationwide Children's has been implementing various interventions to eliminate the occurrence
of mild hypothermia.
Listen in as Dr. Tom Taghon, director for Anesthesia Services, and Mike Fetzer, quality service line coordinator for Perioperative Services, talk specifics on how Nationwide Children's Hospital is combating the cases
of mild hypothermia, and how this is improving overall quality of care.
You have not lived until you've sailed, ridden a horse, gone bird watching, or played volleyball with wet feet and a case
of mild hypothermia.
Effect of Prehospital Induction
of Mild Hypothermia on Survival and Neurological Status Among Adults With Cardiac Arrest A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Not exact matches
It is recognised that living in a cold, damp home affects physical health and worsens respiratory conditions such as asthma and bronchitis; increases the incidence
of colds; raises blood pressure which in turn may increase the risk
of strokes and heart attacks for some, and in extreme cases
hypothermia /
mild hypothermia may be an issue for very vulnerable households.
Mild hypothermia in deceased organ donors significantly reduces delayed graft function in kidney transplant recipients when compared to normal body temperature, according to UC San Francisco researchers and collaborators, a finding that could lead to an increase in the availability
of kidneys for transplant.
Many patients experience
mild toxicosis seen as excessive lethargy for one or two days after dipping.8 More overt signs
of toxicosis are similar to those seen with the use
of alpha2 - adrenergic agonists, including sedation,
hypothermia, bradycardia, and hyperglycemia.
The dog was eventually found, with a licked - clean ham bone and a
mild case
of hypothermia.
Physical Examination: Physical fi ndings in dogs with acute pancreatitis are variable and range from depression, to
mild dehydration with signs
of abdominal pain, to acute abdominal crisis with shock (tachycardia, prolonged capillary refill time, tacky mucous membranes,
hypothermia), petechiation, icterus and ascites.
Most pets with
mild hypothermia will recover within an hour with the help
of first aid.
Use
of previously published ranges could lead to overdiagnosis
of hypothermia or underdiagnosis
of mild pyrexia.
In studies, the majority
of adverse effects cited with SIMBADOL were
mild in severity and either an expected opioid response (mydriasis, hyperactivity, hyperthermia) or similar to the placebo (
hypothermia, anorexia, hypotension).2