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MeSH Heading: Hypothermia, Induced
Tree Number(s): E02.258.750
Unique ID: D007036
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007036
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Version: HYPOTHERMIA IND
Entry Term(s): Induced Hypothermia; Mild Hypothermia, Induced; Moderate Hypothermia, Induced; Targeted Temperature Management; Therapeutic Hypothermia
See Also: Cryotherapy; Rewarming
Public MeSH Note: ANESTHESIA, REFRIGERATION & HIBERNATION, ARTIFICIAL were headings 1963-83; GASTRIC HYPOTHERMIA was heading 1966-83
Online Note: use HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED to search ANESTHESIA, REFRIGERATION & HIBERNATION, ARTIFICIAL 1966-83; use HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED + STOMACH (NIM) to search GASTRIC HYPOTHERMIA 1966-83
History Note: ANESTHESIA, REFRIGERATION & HIBERNATION, ARTIFICIAL were headings 1963-83; GASTRIC HYPOTHERMIA was heading 1964-83 (Prov 1964-65)
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/06/20

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Concept UI: M0010947
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Hypothermia, Induced Preferred Term
Term UI T021069
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Induced Hypothermia
Term UI T021068
Date11/14/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Therapeutic Hypothermia
Term UI T858662
Date04/18/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Targeted Temperature Management
Term UI T000926374
Date06/07/2017
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018)

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