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- Title
What influence does intermittent pneumatic compression of the lower limbs intraoperatively have on core hypothermia?
- Authors
Huh, Jin; Cho, Yong-Beom; Yang, Mi-Kyung; Yoo, Yeon-Kyeong; Kim, Duk-Kyung
- Abstract
Intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) devices have been widely used for thrombosis prophylaxis in laparoscopic colorectal surgery. However, periodic compression using an IPC device may inject augmented boluses of cool blood from the lower limbs into the central circulation repetitively, thereby causing a reduction in core temperature. The authors therefore conducted a prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled study to compare the effects of intraoperative IPC on core temperature in patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery.
- Publication
Surgical endoscopy, 2013, Vol 27, Issue 6, p2087
- ISSN
1432-2218
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00464-012-2715-4