Rewarming from experimental hypothermia: comparison of heated aerosol inhalation, peritoneal lavage, and pleural lavage

• Published in: Critical care medicine Vol. 16; no. 9; p. 869
• Main Authors: Otto, R J, Metzler, M H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.1988
• Subjects: Aerosols; Animals; Body Temperature; Dogs; Female; Hemodynamics; Hot Temperature - therapeutic use; Hypothermia - therapy; Hypothermia, Induced; Male; Peritoneal Cavity; Pleura; Therapeutic Irrigation - methods; Water-Electrolyte Balance

This study compares the thermal transfer and rewarming characteristics of heated aerosol inhalation (HAI) alone and combined with peritoneal lavage (PEL) or pleural lavage (PLL). Closed-system PEL and PLL are equally efficient at rewarming hypothermic dogs and do so at a rate approximating 6 degrees...