6. AFFERENT INPUT
Warm receptors – increase firing when
tem increases.
Information travel by unmylinated c fibers.
C fibers also transmit pain sensation so
intense heat cant be differentiated by
pain.
Cold receptor – increase firing when temp.
decreases. Cold signals travel by A delta
nerve fibers.
Afferent from skin, deep abdominal tissue
& thoracic tissue go to ant. Spinothalamic
trunk of spinal cord to hypothalamus.
7. CENTRAL CONTROL
Primarily by hypothalamus
A response intensity no longer increase
with further deviation in core temp.
identifies the maximum intensity.
Body determines absolute threshold temp.
by mechanism which is mostly mediated
by –norepinephrine
-dopamine
-5ht
-prostaglandine
-neuropeptides
8. Threshold varies with –
daily (circidian
rhythum)
monthly in
women
exercise
food intake
infection
hypo/hyperthyroidism
anaesthesia&other drugs
Large frection of input controlling
behaviour response is derived from
the skin surface.
9. The “ interthreshold range “(Core
temp. not triggering autonomic
thermoregulatory response) is
only 0.2 C
This range is bounded at upper
end by sweating threshold and at
lower end by vasoconsriction
Both threshold are 0.3 to 0.5 C
are higher in females than
males.
10. EFFERENT RESPONSE
1. RESPONSE TO COLD:-
First cutaneous vasoconstriction –
decreases heat loss done through
convection and radiation.
Nonshivering thermogenesis-
increases heat production without
producing mechanical work.
skeletal muscle and brown fat tissue are
the major sources of nonshivering
thermogenesis.
most imp in infants.
Control primarily by norepinephrine release
at nerve terminals.
11. 2. RESPONSE TO HEAT:-
sweating-
Mediated by post ganglionic cholinergic
nerves.
It is active process prevented by nerve
block and anticholinergic drug.
Active vasodilatation-
it is mediated by yet to be identified
factor release from sweat glands.
it requires intact sweat gland so it is
also inhibited by nerve block.
12. Sustained shivering :-
increase metabolic heat production
50%to 100%
Shivering does not occure in new born
Centrally mediated shivering is
“waxing and wanning” type 4 – 8
cycles/min.
13. 3. BEHAVIOURAL CONTROL:-
assuming position that oppose
skin exposure
modifying environmental temp.
voluntory movement
covering the skin
14. Temp. regulation diminished by
:-
-new born
-advance age
-medication
-decrease muscle mass
-neuromuscular disease
-anaeshesia induced
16. Radiation
Major type of heat loss in most
surgical pt.
all surfaces above absolute zero
radiate heat.
similarly all surfaces absorb radiant
heat from surrounding environment.
heat transfer by this mechanism is
proportional to the fourteenth power
of the absolute temperature
differences between the surfaces.
17. (2) Convection:
this is the second most common mechanism by
which the heat is transferred from patient to
environment.
there is still air adjecent to the skin that serves
as insulator
when this disturbed by air
currant
isolative property diminish
heat loss increases
18. it is proportional to square root of air
speed.
convectional loss is substantialy
increases in OT with laminar flow.but
this loss prevented by drapping that
provide considrable thermal
insulation.
19. (3) condution:
Negligible during Sx.
Proportional to temp difference
between the adjecent surfaces and
strength of insulation seperating
them.
In O.T Patient is in direct conatct of
foam pad, covering most of O.T table
so heat loss is minimum.
20. (4) Evaporation :
Sweating increases evaporating loss
but is rare during anaesthesia.
In absence of sweating skin
evaporation is < 10% of metabolic
heat production in adults.
But in Children this loss is high
especially in premature who may
evaporate fifth of metabolic heat.
- there is minimal loss of heat from
Respiratory Systerm.
21. Evaporation inside a surgical wound
can contribute substantially to total
heat loss.
GA leads to increase the
interthreshold range about 20 fold
from its normal value 0.2 C to 2 – 4
22. (B) patterns of intraoperative
hypothermia :
three stages
1: initial rapid decrease in core
temperature
2: linear slow decrease in core
temperature
3: stabilization of temparature
23. initial rapid decrease in core temperature in first
hour after anaesthesia
vasodilation by direct peripheral action of volatile
Anaesthetics
inihibit tonic thermoregulatory vasoconstriction
this both leads to
core heat to flow peripherally
( heat redistribution )
core temparature decrease
(to maintain limb temp.)
also anaesthetic decreases metabolic rate by 20 to 30%
24. second linear slow decrease in
temp.
next 2 to 4 hrs linear decrease in
core temp. occur due to heat loss
exceeding metabolic heat production
25. Third plateau phase
after 3to4 hrs of anaesthesia core
temp. reaches to plateau and
remains virtually constant.
this is by thermoregulatory
vasoconstrictio n triggered by core
temp.33to35 degree C this leads to
redistribution of metabolic heat to
core ,that maintains the temp.
26. NEURAXIAL ANAESTHESIA
Both spinal and epidural anaesthesia
causes vasodilatation and decreases
shivering thresholds.
Regional anaeshesia blocks all thermal
input from blocked regions. Primarily cold
input.
So brain interpret it as relative leg
warming.
As skin in an imp input for
thermoregulatory control system this will
decreases threshold for vasoconstriction
and shivering.
27. This reduction is propotional to the
number of segments blocked.
Even if thermoregulatory defenses once
triggered are less effective than usual
during regional anae.
Also neuraxial anae. Is frequently
supplemented with sedative medications
in which except midazolam all significantly
hamper thermoregulatory control.
Core hypothermia during regional anae.
May not trigger a perception of cold bcoz
thermal perception largely determined by
skin rather than core tem.
28. During regional anae. Core
hypothermia is accompained by a
real increase in skin temp. that leads
to
Perception of continued or increase
warmth accompained by autonomic
thermoregulatory response including
shivering.
But as in GA in regional anae. The
plateau after several hours of sx
bcoz vasoconstriction is prevented by
direct nerve blocks.
29. Shivering in regional anae.
4-8 cycle / min.
Waxing and waning pattern
Due to redistribution hypothermia
This is normal thermoregulatory shivering.
Treatment – inj. Tramadole 0.5 – 1 mg/kg
-inj. Clonidine 1.5 – 2 µg/kg
-inj. Mepiridine 0.5 – 1
mg/kg
-inj. Ketanserine 10 mg
-inj. Mgso4 30 mg/kg
31. BENEFITS
1. Protection against cerebral ischemia
and hypoxia is provided by just 1˚c to 3˚c
2. benefit for acute MI also noted
there is 8% reduction in tissue
metabolic rate
3. Acute malignant hyperthermia is more
difficult to trigger in mildly hypothermic
tissue more over once its trigger the
syndrome is less sever.
32. COMPLICATIONS
1. Blood loss increase: due to
defect in platelet function and
impaired enzymes of the
coagulation cascade.
2. triples the incidence of wound
infection:
due to directly impairing
immune function and triggering
thermoregulatory
vasoconstriction so decrease O2
33. 3. Post operative
hypothermia some times felt
by pt as worst part of
hospital stay even worst than
surgical incision.
4. post operative thermal
discomfort leads to stress
increase catecholamines
increse HR and BP
Morbid myocardial
34. 5. Drug metabolism decrease
so duration of action of NDMR
increase
the onset of action time
increase of neostigmine 20%
MAC decreased of volaatile
anaesthetics
Plasma con. of propofol
increase
6. Post anaesthetic recovery is
36. PERIOPERATIVE THERMAL MANIPULATION
1. Effect of vasomotor tone
thermoregulatory vasodilatation
causes initial core to peripheral
redistribution of body heat.
At core tem. Plateau
vasoconstriction occur. Due to
sufficient core hypothermia.
37. During post anaeshetic recovery
Anaesthetic induced peripheral
vasodilatation dissipates,
So thermoregulatory vasoconstriction
left unopposed,
So impaires transfer of peripherally
applied heat to core tem.
Decrease peripheral to core transfer of
heat
so
CORE WARMING DELAY
38. 2. Preventing redistribution hypothermia.
Redistribution of heat in 1st hour of
anaeshesia occur because core temp. >
peripheral tem.
So skin surface warming before induction
of anaesthesia
So increase body heat content
So peripheral tissue temp.sufficiently
increased
So inhibition of tonic thermoregulatory
vasoconstriction produces little
redistrubutoion beacause heat can flow
only down temp. gradient
At least for 30 min.prewarming require.
39. 3. AIR WAY HEATING AND
HUMIDIFICATION
< 10% Of metabolic heat production
is lost through the respi. Tract by
heating of humidifying inspiratory
gases. But humidification require 2/3
heat
This are most effective in infant
andchildren than adults
Hydroscopic condenser humidifiers
and heat and moisture exchanging
filters (ARTIFICIAL NOSES)
40. 4. I.V FLUIDS
1 u of refrigerated blood or 1 litre of
crystalloid solution administred at
room tem. Decreases mean body
tem. Appro. 0.25 ˚c.
Fluid warmer little effective and
should only when large amount of i.v
fluid or B.T. is needed.
41. 5. CUTANEOUS WARMING
Heat loss by skin surface is by radiation
and convection and by evaporation from
surgical wound .
Easiest method of decreas cutaneous heat
loss is to apply passive insulation to skin
surface.
INSULATORS
1. cotton blankets
2. surgical drapes
3. plastic sheeting
4. reflective composites
42. Single layer of each decrease heat loss appro.
30% with no difference among insulation type.
so insulator choose should be cost effective.
Cutaneuos heat loss is roughly propotional to
surface area through out the body. Amount of
skin surface is imp. Not the which area is
insulated.
Most common perianaesthetic warming system is
forced air.
The best forced air system transfer more than
30 w across the skin surface.
Forced air usually maintain normothermia even
during the longest operation.
resistive heating (electric blanket ) is as effective
as forced air but much less expensive. Carbon
fire resistive heaters should be avoided because
they frequently causes burns.
43. INDUCTION OF MILD
THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA.
Required in stroke / acute MI
CPB
TECHNIQUES:
1. Immersion in cold water – quicker but
impractible in clinical set up
Electrical activity transfer
2. administration of refreigerated saline.-
Decreses body temp. 0.5 ˚c/ lit.
Cant use in pt where fluid restriction require.
3. forced air cooling- easy but slows
44. 4. circulatory water mattresses – not
appropiate
5. endovascuIar cooling – best way
It includes heat transfer catheter usually
inserted into the IVC
Decreases temp. 4 ˚c/ hour
Among with this combination of buspirone
and mepiridine should be used which
decreseas shivering threshold upto 34 ˚c
without major side effects.
45. EFFECT OF HYPOTHERMIA ON
DIFFERENT ORGAN
GENERAL:
BMR decreseas
Body o2 demand decreases
Toxic metabolites decreases
Excitatory amino acids decreases
Membrane stabilization occur
So help in ischemic damage
46. BRAIN-
Decreases CBF
Functions well maintained untill 33
˚c
But consciousness lost at 28 ˚c
Peripheral muscle tone increase,
rigidity occurs at 26 ˚c
Gag reflex and spinal reflexes remain
intact untill appro. 25 c
47. 2. HEART
HR increases
Contractility increases
C.O & B.P. decreases
At temp. below 28 c ventricular
irritability increases and electrical
defibrillation becomes ineffective.
Mild hypothermia decreases tissue
damage in response to cardiac
ischemia.
48. KIDNEY:
RBF decreases
Inhibition of tubular absorption
Cold diuresis occur
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM:
At temp. 33c respi. Strength
decreases but ventilatory co2
reflexes remains normal.
HEPATIC:
HBF and function decreases so
metabolism of drug remain
decreases.
49. HYPER THERMIA
HYPER THERMIA ; due to
1. passive hyper thermia
2. malignant hyper thermia
3. fever :- infection
mismatched B.T.
blood in 4th ventricle
allergic reaction
Treatment: treatment of cause ,
antipyretics
active cooling
50. THERMOMETERS
Traditionally available mercury in
glass thermometers are slow and
cumbersome
Electronic thermometers 1.
thermistors
2.
thermocouples
They are – accurate
inexpensive
51. SITES
Core temp. is measured from tissue
which are highly perfused in
comparison to the rest of the body
and whose temp. is uniform and high
in comparison to rest of body. This
are-
1.TYMPANIC MEMBRENE
2.NASOPHARYNX
3. LOWER END OF OESOPHAGUS
4. PULMONARY ARTERY
52. Core temp. also can be measured
with reasonable accuracy from –
1. oral
2. axillary
3. rectal
4. bladder