Svensk definition
Onormalt låg kroppstemperatur avsiktligt framkallad hos varmblodiga djur på konstgjord väg. Hos människor används mild eller måttlig hypotermi för att minska vävnadsskador, i synnerhet efter hjärt- eller ryggmärgsskador och under efterföljande operationer.
Engelsk definition
Abnormally low BODY TEMPERATURE that is intentionally induced in warm-blooded animals by artificial means. In humans, mild or moderate hypothermia has been used to reduce tissue damages, particularly after cardiac or spinal cord injuries and during subsequent surgeries.
Svenska synonymer
Inducerad nedkylning — Framkallad nedkylning — Terapeutisk hypotermi — Framkallad hypotermi — Moderat inducerad hypotermi — Mild inducerad hypotmeri
Engelska synonymer
Therapeutic Hypothermia — Hypothermia, Therapeutic — Targeted Temperature Management — Targeted Temperature Managements — Induced Hypothermia — Moderate Hypothermia, Induced — Induced Moderate Hypothermia — Induced Moderate Hypothermias — Moderate Hypothermias, Induced — Mild Hypothermia, Induced — Induced Mild Hypothermia — Induced Mild Hypothermias — Mild Hypothermias, Induced