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Table 2 Avg. temperature loss (SD) between the infusion bag and infusion line at each 100 ml

From: Changes in temperature in preheated crystalloids at ambient temperatures relevant to a prehospital setting: an experimental simulation study with the application of prehospital treatment of trauma patients suffering from accidental hypothermia

Ambient Temperature

High Flow

Low Flow

28 °C

–0.8 °C (0.4 °C)

–2.5 °C (0.5 °C)

22 °C

–0.7 °C (0.3 °C)

–3.6 °C (0.6 °C)

16.5 °C

–1.7 °C (0.2 °C)

–5.8 °C (0.8 °C)

–4 °C

–2.1 °C (0.7 °C)

–7.6 °C (1.5 °C)