
hypothermia in management of acute renal failure .                      
  1. prolonged hypothermia begun in the period immediately following the
infusion of epinephrine into the renal artery appears to give partial   
protection against renal damage .                                       
  2. shorter periods of hypothermia do not appear to be beneficial .    
  3. prolonged hypothermia at 28 to 30 c. has a mortality rate of 50    
percent
to 60 percent .
