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dc.contributor.advisorTveita, Torkjel
dc.contributor.authorHåheim, Brage
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-18T05:49:05Z
dc.date.available2014-09-18T05:49:05Z
dc.date.issued2014-06-01
dc.description.abstractAccidental hypothermia is a rare condition with few deaths per year, but hypothermic patients have a 30% chance of dying. The past 15-20 years there has been an increased understanding of how hypothermia affects human physiology and may cause life-threatening conditions like arrhythmias, cardiovascular shock and pulmonary edema. New understanding of underlying mechanisms of hypothermia- induced complications have led to new clinical guidelines and improved survival rates the last 20-30 years. This review will briefly focus on the underlying physical and physiological mechanisms for maintaining temperature homeostasis. The main goal is to give a detailed look on how hypothermia affect human physiology and give a review of the research done on the underlying mechanisms of hypothermia and rewarming associated complications, with an emphasis on heart and cardiovascular complications.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/6687
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:no-uit_munin_6307
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisherUiT Norges arktiske universiteten
dc.publisherUiT The Arctic University of Norwayen
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccess
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2014 The Author(s)
dc.subject.courseIDMED-3950en
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk medisinske fag: 750en
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical medical disciplines: 750en
dc.subjectHypothermiaen
dc.subjectRewarming shocken
dc.subjectThermoregulationen
dc.titleAccidental hypothermia - A review on the underlying physiological and pathophysiological mechanisms and treatment of accidental hypothermiaen
dc.typeMaster thesisen
dc.typeMastergradsoppgaveen


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