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Gastric Hypothermia
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Definition
: A method of lowering core BODY TEMPERATURE by filling the STOMACH with chilled fluids.
Other names
Lavages, Cold Gastric; Lavage, Cold Gastric; Hypothermia, Gastric; Gastric Lavages, Cold; Gastric Lavage, Cold; Cold Gastric Lavages; Cold Gastric Lavage