Korean J Crit Care Med.  2015 Aug;30(3):143-150. 10.4266/kjccm.2015.30.3.143.

Therapeutic Hypothermia in Traumatic Brain injury; Review of History, Pathophysiology and Current Studies

• Kim DK
• Hyun DK

• KMID: 2227638
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4266/kjccm.2015.30.3.143

Abstract

The fact that therapeutic hypothermia (TH) has lowered intracranial pressure and protected brain in severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is well known throughout past sources and experimental data. In this paper, the result of TH in TBI needs to be confirmed. The result of North American Brain Injury Study; Hypothermia (NAVIS-H) 1 and 2, Eurotherm3235, Japan trauma society study was reviewed throughout randomized controlled study which performed recently. The prognosis was not confirmed throughout TH in NAVIS-H1; however, there was statistical significance among the group of 45 years or less and below 35 degree in celcius which checked when he or she visited initially. Hence, NAVIS-H2 study was preceded. In patient who had surgically removed hematoma, the effects of TH were proved compared to diffuse brain damage in NAVIS-H2 study. This was found in the result of Japan neurotrauma data bank. Eurotherm study has been doing, which leads to collect many data later on. The TBI of TH makes them better prognosis in patients who had surgically removed hematoma and lowered initial body temperature. Later on, it is considered further study is necessary.

Keyword

brain injuries; hypothermia

MeSH Terms

Body Temperature
Brain
Brain Injuries*
Hematoma
Humans
Hypothermia*
Intracranial Pressure
Japan
Prognosis

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