Administration of Warmed Intravenous Fluids for Medetomidine-induced Hypothermia in Normal Dogs

Autor: Makoto Ikeda, Nobuyoshi Murao, Toshinori Furukawa, Tomohiro Morishita, Ayami Nagasaki, Satoru Kake, Manami Ouchi, Rie Yamamoto, Noritaka Maeta, Teppei Kanda, Takanori Sasaki, Kayo Furumoto
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Japanese Journal of Veterinary Anesthesia & Surgery. 42:7-12
ISSN: 1349-7669
0916-5908
DOI: 10.2327/jvas.42.7
Popis: The effects of warmed fluid therapy on medetomidine (MED)-induced hypothermia in normal dogs were evaluated. Animals were intramuscularly administered physiological saline solution (control) or 40 μg/kg of MED. At the same time, each treated dogs were intravenously administered 10 ml/kg/hr of Ringer's solutions at room temperature (RT) or after warming the fluids with either Animec (ANI) or Medi-Temp (MEDI) for 4 hours. In the MED-ANI group, the tendency to normalize hypothermia was observed, but no significant differences were recorded in rectal temperature between the MED-ANI and MED-RT groups. The results did not significantly support the reduction in MED-induced hypothermia by warmed fluids.
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