Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 31-37 , February 2009

Skin temperature as a noninvasive marker of haemodynamic and perfusion status in adult cardiac surgical patients: An observational study

  • Bernadette M. Schey

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Unit, St. Vincent's & Mercy Private Hospital, 59-61 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 3 9411 7241/5962 2350; fax: +61 3 9411 7387.
    • ,
  • David Y. Williams

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Unit, St. Vincent's & Mercy Private Hospital, 59-61 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia
    • Intensive Care Unit, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • Tracey Bucknall

      Affiliations

    • Deakin University, Cabrini-Deakin Centre for Nursing Research, Cabrini Institute, Melbourne, Australia

,Accepted 23 May 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2008.05.003

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