Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 141-145 , June 2010

Therapeutic Hypothermia: A Case Study

  • Anne Federico, MA, RN, FNP-BC, CCRN, CPAN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Anne Federico, Nurse Practitioner–PACU, New York University Langone Medical Center, 560 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016

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PII: S1089-9472(10)00121-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2010.03.011

Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 141-145 , June 2010

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