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Abnormally low BODY TEMPERATURE that is intentionally induced in warm-blooded animals by artificial means. In humans, mild or moderate hypothermia has been used to reduce tissue damages, particularly after cardiac or spinal cord injuries and during subsequent surgeries.
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- Hypothermia, Induced
- Targeted Temperature Management
- Therapeutic Hypothermia
- Hypothermia, Therapeutic
- Targeted Temperature Managements
- Mild Hypothermia, Induced
- Moderate Hypothermia, Induced
- Induced Mild Hypothermia
- Induced Mild Hypothermias
- Induced Moderate Hypothermia
- Induced Moderate Hypothermias
- Mild Hypothermias, Induced
- Moderate Hypothermias, Induced
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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ANESTHESIA, REFRIGERATION & HIBERNATION, ARTIFICIAL were headings 1963-83; GASTRIC HYPOTHERMIA was heading 1964-83 (Prov 1964-65)
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- National Library of Medicine. Induced Hypothermia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007036. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007036
- Induced Hypothermia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Targeted_temperature_management
- Induced Hypothermia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q478590