Mitigating Heat Loss in IV Tubing During Austere Blood Transfusions
Significant heat loss occurs through IV tubing during blood transfusions in cold austere environments. Mathematical models suggest that thermal insulation around the IV tubing and reducing overall tubing length could effectively mitigate these losses.
Authors
- Emine Foust
- Drew Homan
Institutions
- United States Military Academy (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Special Operations Medicine
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.55460/tovm-gf9d
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Blood transfusion and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77