title: The effects of heated and room-temperature abdominal lavage solutions on core body temperature in dogs undergoing celiotomy.
abstract: To document the magnitude of temperature elevation obtained with heated lavage solutions during abdominal lavage, 18 dogs were lavaged with sterile isotonic saline intraoperatively (i.e., during a celiotomy). In nine dogs, room-temperature saline was used. In the remaining nine dogs, saline heated to 43+/-2 degrees C (110+/-4 degrees F) was used. Esophageal, rectal, and tympanic temperatures were recorded every 60 seconds for 15 minutes after initiation of the lavage. Temperature levels decreased in dogs lavaged with room-temperature saline. Temperature levels increased significantly in dogs lavaged with heated saline after 2 to 6 minutes of lavage, and temperatures continued to increase throughout the 15-minute lavage period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762, USA.
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Nawrocki
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McLaughlin
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Hendrix
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000662:veterinary; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride