Hypothermia Prevention During Anesthesia in Major Surgery in Dog

Abstract. The research has been carried out on twenty normothermic mature shorthair dogs admitted for major surgery. Group I were infused with amino acid mixture and group II with Ringer lactate. Esophageal and rectal temperatures were recorded during perioperative period, for about 130 minutes. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of amino acids mixture infusion for prevention of hypothermia development in anesthetized dogs undergoing major surgery. In the amino acids-treated group the body temperature was maintained over critical values, and the moderate decrease in temperature was well tolerated