Use of an Esophageal Heat Exchanger to Maintain Core Temperature during Burn Excisions and to Attenuate Pyrexia on the Burns Intensive Care Unit

Figure 2

Haemodynamics and temperatures for Procedure 2. Systolic pressure (mmHg): ; diastolic pressure (mmHg): ; heart rate (beats per minute): ; target temperature (°C): grey solid line; ambient temperature (°C): grey dashed line; peripheral temperature (°C): black solid line; Bladder Temperature (°C): black dashed line; Tympanic Temperature (°C): black dash-dot line. During the course of the procedure the ambient operating room temperature was reduced from approximately 26°C to 24°C while patient core and peripheral temperatures were maintained.