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PHYSIOLOGY OF INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA 



TABLE XVIII 



Hepatectomy and Splenectomy 



Upper inferior vena cava Lower inferior vena cava 



Platelets WBC "" Platelets WBC 



Temp. ° C. (per cu. mm.) HCT (per cu. mm.) (per cu. mm.) HCT (per cu. mm.) 



35 333,000 60 7,200 357,500 58.2 6,700 



25 264,000 57.9 6,350 203,500 56.8 5,500 



20 181,000 57 5,450 154,500 55.2 4,700 



27 170,000 57 3,400 162,000 56.5 3,300 



35 102,000 55 2,800 101,000 55.8 3,300 



(terminal) 

 Died. 



PLATELET 



DROP 



100 



90 



80 



70 



60 



.50 



in % of 40 



original level 



30 



20 



10 



RESPONSE OF PLATELETS 

 TO HYPOTHERMIA 



CONTROL 

 DOGS 



SPLENECTOMIZED HEPATEGTOMIZED ^lepatectomized ■ 



DOGS Splenedomized 

 DOGS Dogs 



Fig. 2. 



