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A Case of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation With Rapid Ventricular Response Due to Iatrogenic Hypothermia
Hypothermia is an involuntary fall in body temperature, usually below 35°C. Hypothermia is a common condition, especially in frigid zones. However, it should not be forgotten that it can also occur in temperate climates or for iatrogenic reasons. Hypothermia is associated with seriously severe arrhy...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9068162/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35530850 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23822 |
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author | Zaki, Hany A Alhatemi, Mubarak Hendy, Mohamed Kaber, Yasser Iftikhar, Haris |
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description | Hypothermia is an involuntary fall in body temperature, usually below 35°C. Hypothermia is a common condition, especially in frigid zones. However, it should not be forgotten that it can also occur in temperate climates or for iatrogenic reasons. Hypothermia is associated with seriously severe arrhythmias, particularly ventricular fibrillation, and there are many reports of prolonged resuscitation in these patient groups. This case report shows that a standard thermometer, either with Emergency Medical Services or in-hospital, will be incapable of reading the temperature if it is less than 34°C and will falsely read 34°C when in reality it is lower than that; in a clinically relevant scenario, a low-reading thermometer or core body temperature readings, such as rectal or esophageal, should be used. |
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spelling | pubmed-90681622022-05-05 A Case of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation With Rapid Ventricular Response Due to Iatrogenic Hypothermia Zaki, Hany A Alhatemi, Mubarak Hendy, Mohamed Kaber, Yasser Iftikhar, Haris Cureus Cardiology Hypothermia is an involuntary fall in body temperature, usually below 35°C. Hypothermia is a common condition, especially in frigid zones. However, it should not be forgotten that it can also occur in temperate climates or for iatrogenic reasons. Hypothermia is associated with seriously severe arrhythmias, particularly ventricular fibrillation, and there are many reports of prolonged resuscitation in these patient groups. This case report shows that a standard thermometer, either with Emergency Medical Services or in-hospital, will be incapable of reading the temperature if it is less than 34°C and will falsely read 34°C when in reality it is lower than that; in a clinically relevant scenario, a low-reading thermometer or core body temperature readings, such as rectal or esophageal, should be used. Cureus 2022-04-04 /pmc/articles/PMC9068162/ /pubmed/35530850 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23822 Text en Copyright © 2022, Zaki et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Cardiology Zaki, Hany A Alhatemi, Mubarak Hendy, Mohamed Kaber, Yasser Iftikhar, Haris A Case of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation With Rapid Ventricular Response Due to Iatrogenic Hypothermia |
title | A Case of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation With Rapid Ventricular Response Due to Iatrogenic Hypothermia |
title_full | A Case of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation With Rapid Ventricular Response Due to Iatrogenic Hypothermia |
title_fullStr | A Case of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation With Rapid Ventricular Response Due to Iatrogenic Hypothermia |
title_full_unstemmed | A Case of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation With Rapid Ventricular Response Due to Iatrogenic Hypothermia |
title_short | A Case of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation With Rapid Ventricular Response Due to Iatrogenic Hypothermia |
title_sort | case of new-onset atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response due to iatrogenic hypothermia |
topic | Cardiology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9068162/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35530850 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23822 |
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