Continuous arteriovenous rewarming: report of a new technique for treating hypothermia
Gentilello, L.M.; Rifley, W.J.
Journal of Trauma 31(8): 1151-1154
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-5282 PMID: 1875442 Document Number: 369703
Survival 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.