OBJECTIVE
We evaluated the effects of mild hypothermia (32 degrees C), established before experimental intra-abdominal sepsis, on outcome, cytokine pattern, and muscle tissue oxygenation.
DESIGN
Clinic modeling randomized laboratory trial.
SETTING
University laboratory.
SUBJECTS
Ninety-six male rats.
INTERVENTIONS
In a group-sequential design, using 42 rats per group, we compared mild h...
