BLAIR 



Figure 5. Complications from hypothermia. 



he was then stabilized. By controlling blanket temperature, patients 

 were maintained at 33° C to 32*-* C for extended periods. 



Results of Clinical Study 



A total of 45 patients were cooled for periods of one to thirty days 

 with the majority for a week or less (Fig. 2). Gram negative organ- 

 isms were responsible for the sepsis in43 of which E. coli was most 

 commonly predominant. The others were S. aureus, coagulaseposi- 

 tive.Positive blood cultures were obtainable in less than 50 per cent. 

 Positive cultures were present during hypothermia and upon re- 

 warming in those who survived. 



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