Ying Wang, Jianhua Feng, Guoxing You, Xuemei Kan, Longxiang Qiu, Gan Chen, Dawei Gao, Wei Guo, Lian Zhao, Hong Zhou
BACKGROUND: Hypothermia is common during hemorrhagic shock. To warm the victims or not has been controversial. This study aims to investigate the effect of warming during the initial time of hemorrhage on body temperature, blood pressure, and survival in rat hemorrhagic shock models. METHODS: Forty anesthetized rats were divided into control group (n = 20) and warming group (n = 20). The rats of control group were placed on a wooden pad without heating, and the rats of warming group were placed on a heating pad maintained at 37°C ± 0...
December 2011: Journal of Trauma