Core warming of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients undergoing mechanical ventilation—A protocol for a randomized controlled pilot study

• Nathaniel Bonfanti,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States of America, Department of Anesthesia/Critical Care, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9564-9536

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• Emily Gundert,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States of America, Department of Anesthesia/Critical Care, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States of America

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• Anne M. Drewry,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6899-5196

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• Kristina Goff,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States of America

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• Roger Bedimo,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Infectious Diseases Section, VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, TX, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9794-0389

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• Erik Kulstad

  Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: erik.kulstad@utsouthwestern.edu

  Affiliation Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9331-8266

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