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A comparative rewarming trial of gastric versus peritoneal lavage in a hypothermic model. 1990

M A Levitt, and V Kane, and J Henderson, and M Dryjski

Division of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.

A comparison of gastric lavage versus peritoneal lavage rewarming was studied in a hypothermic rabbit model. The gastric lavage group (n = 5) had a mean rewarming time of 136 +/- 25.1 minutes versus the peritoneal lavage group (n = 6) mean rewarming time of 131.7 +/- 27.9 minutes (p = .795). Good correlation was found between tympanic membrane temperature readings and both rectal temperature readings (r = .69) in the gastric lavage group and esophageal temperature readings (r = .90) in the peritoneal lavage group. Gastric lavage and peritoneal lavage have the same rewarming rates in the present hypothermic model.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007035	Hypothermia	Lower than normal body temperature, especially in warm-blooded animals.	Hypothermia, Accidental,Accidental Hypothermia,Accidental Hypothermias,Hypothermias,Hypothermias, Accidental
D008297	Male		Males
D008954	Models, Biological	Theoretical representations that simulate the behavior or activity of biological processes or diseases. For disease models in living animals, DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL is available. Biological models include the use of mathematical equations, computers, and other electronic equipment.	Biological Model,Biological Models,Model, Biological,Models, Biologic,Biologic Model,Biologic Models,Model, Biologic
D010533	Peritoneal Lavage	Washing out of the peritoneal cavity. The procedure is a diagnostic as well as a therapeutic technique following abdominal trauma or inflammation.	Irrigation, Peritoneal,Lavage, Peritoneal,Peritoneal Irrigation
D011817	Rabbits	A burrowing plant-eating mammal with hind limbs that are longer than its fore limbs. It belongs to the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, and in contrast to hares, possesses 22 instead of 24 pairs of chromosomes.	Belgian Hare,New Zealand Rabbit,New Zealand Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbit,Rabbit,Rabbit, Domestic,Chinchilla Rabbits,NZW Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbits,Oryctolagus cuniculus,Chinchilla Rabbit,Domestic Rabbit,Domestic Rabbits,Hare, Belgian,NZW Rabbit,Rabbit, Chinchilla,Rabbit, NZW,Rabbit, New Zealand,Rabbits, Chinchilla,Rabbits, Domestic,Rabbits, NZW,Rabbits, New Zealand,Zealand Rabbit, New,Zealand Rabbits, New,cuniculus, Oryctolagus
D001831	Body Temperature	The measure of the level of heat of a human or animal.	Organ Temperature,Body Temperatures,Organ Temperatures,Temperature, Body,Temperature, Organ,Temperatures, Body,Temperatures, Organ
D005751	Gastric Lavage	Medical procedure involving the emptying of contents in the stomach through the use of a tube inserted through the nose or mouth. It is performed to remove poisons or relieve pressure due to intestinal blockages or during surgery.	Irrigation, Gastric,Lavage, Gastric,Gastric Irrigation,Gastric Irrigations,Gastric Lavages,Irrigations, Gastric,Lavages, Gastric
D006361	Heating	The application of heat to raise the temperature of the environment, ambient or local, or the systems for accomplishing this effect. It is distinguished from HEAT, the physical property and principle of physics.
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D014432	Tympanic Membrane	An oval semitransparent membrane separating the external EAR CANAL from the tympanic cavity (EAR, MIDDLE). It contains three layers: the skin of the external ear canal; the core of radially and circularly arranged collagen fibers; and the MUCOSA of the middle ear.	Eardrum,Eardrums,Membrane, Tympanic,Membranes, Tympanic,Tympanic Membranes