Peritoneal dialysis in the management of hypothermia
- 17 November 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 240 (21) , 2289-2290
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.240.21.2289
Abstract
Peritoneal dialysis is suggested as the method of choice for rewarming patients with profound depression of body temperature using K+ free, dextrose and lactated Ringer''s solution. Reversal of cold stress effects is accomplished by rapid installation and immediate removal of a 43.5.degree. C dialysate for 6-8 times. Advantages over core rewarming techniques are cited, including no need for vascular access in frostbite cases and total body drug clearance in drug associated hypothermia.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Hypothermia: Pathophysiology, Clinical Settings, and ManagementAnnals of Internal Medicine, 1978