Inditherm plc : Veterinary College reports of Inditherm's success

A Veterinary Medicine College in Norway has proved the versatility and effectiveness of the Inditherm warming system for large animal surgery.

Keeping horses warm during anaesthesia is difficult and the consequences of hypothermia are slower recovery and increased mortality rates. The Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine purchased the Inditherm warming system for use during equine surgical procedures, having been unable to find any other effective warming system for horses.

The Main Anaesthesia Nurse at the college's Department of Large Animal Clinical Science, Henning Mörch, reported after his initial use of the Inditherm system that this was the first time in his 20 years of sedating horses he had managed to maintain their temperature.  He went on to say how much better the quality of the recovery has been, and how much sooner the patients are able to stand up after surgery.

The college has, to date, treated over 1000 horses on the mattresses and have had no problems keeping them warm since they introduced the Inditherm system. They recently reported that the products still function optimally, which illustrates that the Inditherm system is a truly robust and reliable system, even in such a demanding application.

Mr Mörch reported that since using the Inditherm system, the college had seen a noticeable reduction in mortality during anaesthesia in their equine patients, proving the efficacy of preventing intraoperative hypothermia. He went on to say that the college now consider that it would be irresponsible to anaesthetise their patients without the Inditherm mattress.

Inditherm's CEO, Nick Bettles commented on the report: "we have known from our experience in the military field applications that our patient warming systems can meet the toughest demands, but this type of veterinary use is further testament to the versatility and durability of Inditherm's products. Our PetTherm range is also the system of choice in one of the UK's newest and most prestigious small animal referral centres, so we hope we can start to grow our reputation in the veterinary markets.