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Table 1 List of DTM parameters

From: Brachial artery reactivity and vascular reactive hyperemia for preoperative anaesthesia risk assessment – an observational study

Temperature (T) in Celsius (°C)

TMPi

Initial fingertip temperature at cuff inflation

TMPmin

Lowest temperature (nadir) observed after cuff inflation

TMPmax

Highest temperature observed after cuff deflation

Time (t) in seconds (s)

Ti

Time to cuff inflation

Tmin

Time of TMPmin

Tmax

Time of TMPmax

Derived parameters

TF

Temperature Fall (°C; TMPmax – TMPi)

TR°C

Temperature Rebound (°C; TMPmax - TMPi)

TR%

Temperature Rebound (%; (TR°C/TMPi)*100)

NP

Nadir to Peak (°C; TMPmax – TMPmin)

SLP

Slope (°C/s; NP/Time to Reach TR)

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BMC Anesthesiology

ISSN: 1471-2253

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