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One of the most interesting subjects related to the physics of dense matter is the accurate finite temperature description of the nuclear equation of state. In the present conference contribution, we discuss the properties of hot equations of state which involve a first order phase transition from hadronic to deconfined strange quark matter. For the description of the hadronic phase we utilize a Skyrme effective interaction, while for quark matter a widely used Bag model is employed. The study focuses on the investigation of sharp phase transitions modelled via the Maxwell construction. The main goal is to examine the possibility of quark deconfinement in proto-neutron stars and its impact on their bulk properties. Apart from the effects of finite temperature, we also discuss the role of neutrino trapping on the possible occurrence of hadron-quark phase transition.