Temperature management in studies of barbiturate protection from focal cerebral ischemia: Systematic review and speculative synthesis

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 307-317

  Erickson, Kirstin M ^a   Pasternak, Jeffrey J ^a   Weglinski, Margaret R ^a   Lanier, William L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Barbiturates; Brain thermoregulation; Cerebral blood flow; Cerebral metabolic rate; Cerebral metabolism; Cerebroprotection

Indexed keywords

METHOHEXITAL; PENTOBARBITAL; THIOPENTAL;

BABOON; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN TEMPERATURE; CAT; CORE TEMPERATURE; DOG; HYPOTHERMIA; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; METHODOLOGY; MONKEY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOREGULATION;

BARBITURATES; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 70349748923     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANA.0b013e3181aa03eb     Document Type: Review

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