Open AccessEffects of Cling Film Draping Material on Body Temperature of Mice During Surgery
Author(s) -
Natalie A Celeste,
Kathryn M Emmer,
Willie A Bidot,
Marcel I Perret-Gentil,
Raphael Malbrue
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the american association for laboratory animal science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2769-6677
pISSN - 1559-6109
DOI - 10.30802/aalas-jaalas-20-000089
Subject(s) - isoflurane , hypothermia , perioperative , anesthetic , anesthesia , medicine , rectal temperature , surgery
General anesthesia induces many systemic effects, including thermoregulatory impairment and subsequent perioperative hypothermia. Due to the animals' small size, monitoring and maintaining body temperatures in laboratory rodents during anesthesia is important for successful surgical outcomes and prompt anesthetic recovery. Draping materials have the potential to aid in thermal support during surgical anesthesia. In this study, rectal and surface (infrared) temperatures were measured in C57BL/6 mice under isoflurane anesthesia every 5 min for the duration of a 35-min sham surgery. In addition to placement on a circulating water bath, mice ( n = 6/group) were draped with commercial cling film (CF; Press'n Seal, Glad, Oakland, CA), a conventional paper drape (PD), or no drape (ND) during surgery. Results demonstrated that CF-draped animals had significantly higher rectal temperatures than nondraped animals. Furthermore, surface temperatures of CF-draped mice were considerably higher than those of both paper-draped and undraped animals. The data indicate that cling film is an effective material to help minimize hypothermia in mice and potentially in other laboratory rodents requiring general anesthesia.