THE SURVIVAL TIMES OF EVISCERATED RATS AS INFLUENCED BY THE CONTINUOUS INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION OF A SOLUTION OF SODIUM CHLORIDE

Abstract
Male rats with a body wt. of 250 gs. were eviscerated but the kidneys and adrenals were not removed. Animals operated under barbiturate anesthesia and infused intraven. with a soln. of 0.9% NaCl at a rate of 20 ml./24 hrs. survived for an avg. of 26.4 hrs. Control rats not receiving saline lived for an avg. of 17.3 hrs. A 2d control group operated Tinder ether anesthesia survived for an avg. of 16.6 hrs.

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