Aluminium release and fluid warming: provocational setting and devices at risk

Abstract Background Fluid warming, recommended for fluid rates of > 500 ml h-1, is an integral part of patient temperature management strategies. Fluid warming devices using an uncoated aluminium containing heating element have been reported to liberate aluminium resulting in critical aluminium c...

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Main Authors: Thorsten Perl, N. Kunze-Szikszay, A. Bräuer, M. Quintel, T. Roy, K. Kerpen, U. Telgheder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-021-01378-7