Lack of Effect of Induction of Hypothermia after Acute Brain Injury

L. Clifton, Guy; R. Miller, Emmy; C. Choi, Sung; S. Levin, Harvey; R. McCauley, Stephen; R. Smith, Kenneth; Paul Muizelaar, J.; C. Wagner, Franklin; W. Marion, Donald; G. Luerssen, Thomas; M. Chesnut, Randall; L. Schwartz, Michael

doi:10.1056/nejm200102223440803

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Lack of Effect of Induction of Hypothermia after Acute Brain Injury

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Feb 22, 2001

Authors:

Guy L. Clifton

Emmy R. Miller

Sung C. Choi

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Induction of hypothermia in patients with brain injury was shown to improve outcomes in small clinical studies, but the results were not definitive. To study this issue, we conducted a multicenter trial comparing the effects of hypothermia with those of normothermia in patients with acut...

Subject

Medicine

Hypothermia

Anesthesia

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