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Publication:The incidence and significance of accidental hypothermia in major trauma--a prospective observational study
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Ireland S, Endacott R, Cameron P, Fitzgerald M, Paul E. The incidence and significance of accidental hypothermia in major trauma--a prospective observational study. Resuscitation 2011;82:300-6.

Abstract:None
Publication Type:Human observational study
Low Risk of Bias:
  • Baseline characteristics of sample
  • Causative factors defined
  • Causative factors measured accurately
  • Eligibility criteria
  • Representative sample from a relevant population
High Risk of Bias:
  • Adjustment for confounding
  • Coagulopathy appropriately defined
Unclear Risk of Bias:
  • All eligible patients included
  • Coagulopathy assessed on arrival to hospital
Risk of Bias Score:5