Effects of Selective Brain Cooling in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: a Preliminary Study  

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Liu, W.G. ; Qiu, W.S. ; Zhang, Y. ; Wang, W.M.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Journal of International Medical Research vol. 34 no. 01 (Jan. 2006), page 58-64.
Topik: Brain Injury

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: J11.K.05-06.01 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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We prospectively investigated non-invasive selective brain cooling (SBC) in patients with severe traumatic brain injury. Sixty-six in-patients were randomized into three groups. In one group, brain temperature was maintained at 33 – 35°C by cooling the head and neck (SBC); in a second group, mild systemic hypothermia (MSH; rectal temperature 33 – 35°C) was produced with a cooling blanket; and a control group was not exposed to hypothermia. Natural re-warming began after 3 days. Mean intracranial pressure 24, 48 or 72 h after injury was significantly lower in the SBC group than in the control group. Mean serum superoxide dismutase levels on Days 3 and 7 after injury in the SBC and MSH groups were significantly higher than in the control group. The percentage of patients with a good neurological outcome 2 years after injury was 72.7%, 57.1% and 34.8% in the SBC, MSH and control groups, respectively. Complications were managed without severe sequelae. Non-invasive SBC was safe and effective.

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