abckidsmom
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Even if we are not making our patients "really cold", just by dropping their core temperature a little bits means that they are working very hard to stay warm.
Core temp decreased by 1.0°C results in an:
- increase in plasma noradrenaline by 230%
- increase in plasma adrenaline by 68%
- increase in CO by 23%
- increase in HR by 16%
We know that by giving fluid that is less than body temperature we are "trying" to drop their core temperature!
Interesting. Do you have a source for those numbers?