REGIONAL COOLING FOR REDUCING BRAIN TEMPERATURE AND INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE
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2009-06-01
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Forte, Luis Vicente 
Peluso, Cassio Morano
Prandini, Mirto Nelso
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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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Arquivos De Neuro-psiquiatria. Sao Paulo Sp: Assoc Arquivos Neuro- Psiquiatria, v. 67, n. 2B, p. 480-487, 2009.