REGIONAL COOLING FOR REDUCING BRAIN TEMPERATURE AND INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of regional cooling for reducing brain temperature (BrTe) and intracranial pressure (ICP) in patients where conventional clinical treatment has failed. Method: Regional cooling was carried out using ice bags covering the area of the craniectomy (regional meth...
| Autores: | , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2009 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) |
| Repositorio: | Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/42749 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0004-282X2009000300019 http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/42749 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | intracranial hypertension intracranial pressure cerebral hypothermia brain edema brain injuries |
| Sumario: | Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of regional cooling for reducing brain temperature (BrTe) and intracranial pressure (ICP) in patients where conventional clinical treatment has failed. Method: Regional cooling was carried out using ice bags covering the area of the craniectomy (regional method) in 23 patients. The BrTe and ICP were determined using a fiber optic sensor. Thirteen patients (56.52%) were female. The ages ranged from 16 to 83 years (mean of 48.9). The mean APACHE II score was 25 points (11-35). The patients were submitted, on mean, to 61.7 hours (20-96) of regional cooling. Results: There was a significant reduction in mean BrTe (p<0.0001-from 37.1 degrees C to 35.2 degrees C) and mean ICP (p=0.0001-from 28 mmHg to 13 mmHg). Conclusion: Our results suggest that mild brain hypothermia induced by regional cooling was effective in the control of ICP in patients who had previously undergone decompressive craniectomy. |
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