Publication details
Vliv mírné hypotermie na výsledky léčby u paicentů po těžkém kraniocerebrálním poranění
| Title in English | The influence of mild hypothermia on results of therapy in patients after severe craniocerebral trauma. |
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| Year of publication | 2004 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Česká a slovenská neurologie a neurochirurgie, supplementum |
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| Field | Neurology, neurosurgery, neurosciences |
| Keywords | severe brain injury; controlled hypothermia |
| Description | Controlled hypothermia si a very promising neuroprotective method usable primarily in the area ov neurotraumatology, since it effectively decreases intracranial pressure (ICP) and increases cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP). However, the effect on long-term therapeutic outcome has not been unequivocally demonstrated. The goal of our study was to find out, whether hypothermia shows different effects in patients with dominating primary brain injury and in patients with brain compression by extracerebral haematomas. With adequate monitoring, mild controlled hypothermia improves therapeutic outcome in patients threatened with secondary ischemic damage to the brain. In primary injuries, it should only be used in cases of intracranial hypertension that cannost be managed otherwise. |
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