Hypothermia for children after severe brain injury does not work

MedGenMed Medscape General Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Lundberg, George D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOANESTHESIA; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TIME; TREATMENT FAILURE; WARMING;

ADOLESCENT; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; REWARMING; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 54749145519     PISSN: 15310132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Hutchison JS, Ward RE, Lacroix J, et al. Hypothermia therapy after traumatic brain injury in children. N Engl J Med. 2008;358:2447-2456.
2. Neurology in Medscape Best Evidence, powered by McMaster Plus. Available at: http://www.medscape.com/pages/features/newsletters/bestevidence/ neurology Accessed August 29, 2008.