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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CHANGES IN THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM IN HYPOTHERMIA

D. Emslie-Smith, G. E. Sladden, George Stirling

Heart · 1959 · 104 citations · 12 references

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Abstract

Death from ventricular fibrillation is the gravest risk that attends the current use of hypo- thermia in surgery of the heart and brain. Any reliable warning of its approach would clearly be important.

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John J. Osborn · American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content · 1953 · 494 citations

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The Use of Hypothermia in Surgical Treatment of Cerebral Vascular Lesions

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Studies on the mechanism of ventricular activity. XII. Early changes in the RS-T segment and QRS complex following acute coronary artery occlusion: Experimental study and clinical applications

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The membrane resting and action potentials of the cat auricle

A. S. V. Burgen, K. Godwin Terroux · The Journal of Physiology · 1953 · 88 citations · Full text

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