Shuhei Takauji, Toru Hifumi, Yasuaki Saijo, Shoji Yokobori, Jun Kanda, Yutaka Kondo, Kei Hayashida, Keiki Shimizu, Hiroyuki Yokota, Arino Yaguchi
BACKGROUND: The incidence of accidental hypothermia (AH) is low, and the length of hospital stay in patients with AH remains poorly understood. The present study explored which factors were related to prolonged hospitalization among patients with AH using Japan's nationwide registry data. METHODS: The data from the Hypothermia STUDY 2018, which included patients ≥18 years old with a body temperature ≤ 35 °C, were obtained from a multicenter registry for AH conducted at 89 institutions throughout Japan, collected from December 1, 2018, to February 28, 2019...
March 29, 2021: American Journal of Emergency Medicine