• J Trauma · Aug 1991

    Case Reports

    Continuous arteriovenous rewarming: report of a new technique for treating hypothermia.

    • L M Gentilello and W J Rifley.
    • Department of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle 98104.
    • J Trauma. 1991 Aug 1;31(8):1151-4.

    AbstractSurvival is rare after major trauma if core temperature falls below 32 degrees C. Available rewarming methods are often ineffective. We utilized arterial and venous catheters to create a circulatory fistula through the heating mechanism of a modified commercially available counter-current fluid warmer to achieve simple, rapid extracorporeal rewarming.

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