Nitroglycerin: An unusual solution to intraoperative hypothermia in a 4-year-old burn patient.
Paediatr Anaesth
; 28(1): 71-72, 2018 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-29148139
ABSTRACT
We describe the case of a 4-year-old child undergoing extensive burn surgery with refractory intraoperative hypothermia. A low-dose nitroglycerin infusion was initiated to reverse vasoconstriction and improve heat absorption, after which the child's temperature steadily improved. In hypothermic burn patients, topical vasoconstrictors may hinder surface warming efforts. A vasodilator infusion may aid in warming the pediatric patient undergoing extensive excision and grafting.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Vasodilatadores
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Queimaduras
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Nitroglicerina
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Hipotermia
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Complicações Intraoperatórias
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Paediatr Anaesth
Assunto da revista:
ANESTESIOLOGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos