Does [ Perioperative use of fluidwarmers reduce hypothermia in cats ]?
The present study shows that warmed IV infusions have a significant influence on the reduction of perioperative heat loss in cats. Nevertheless other additional methods to prevent heat loss are necessary to keep the patient in a normothermic range. Room temperatures play an essential role in decreasing hypothermia and should be at least 26°C. Low body temperature at the end of anaesthesia prolongs the recovery periode and enhances postoperative shivering.
Our observations suggest that the two -871G and -336A variants confer protection against tuberculosis. In addition, the geographic distribution of these two alleles, together with their phylogenetic status, suggest that they may have increased in frequency in non-African populations as a result of host genetic adaptation to a longer history of exposure to tuberculosis. Further characterization of the biological consequences of DC-SIGN variation in tuberculosis will be crucial to better appreciate the role of this lectin in interactions between the host immune system and the tubercle bacillus as well as other pathogens.