Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 209-216 , May 2005

The effect of urine flow rate on urinary bladder temperature in critically ill adults

  • Wendy M. Fallis, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Research and Evaluation, Victoria General Hospital, Manitoba, Canada
    • University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Wendy M. Fallis, PhD, RN, Director, Department of Research and Evaluation, Victoria General Hospital, 2340 Pembina Highway, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T 2E8.

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 Financial support for this study was provided by the Hester McLaws Fund, University of Washington, School of Nursing, Seattle, Washington.

PII: S0147-9563(04)00210-9

doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2004.10.001

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 209-216 , May 2005

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