Study of therapeutic hypothermia (32 to 35°C) for intracranial pressure reduction after traumatic brain injury (the Eurotherm3235Trial): Outcome of the pilot phase of the trial

Trials

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Andrews, Peter J D ^a   Sinclair, Louise H ^a   Harris, Bridget ^a   Baldwin, Melissa J ^b   Battison, Claire G ^a   Rhodes, Jonathan K J ^a   Murray, Gordon ^c   De Backer, Daniel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Feasibility; Randomized controlled trial; Therapeutic hypothermia; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

BRAIN INJURIES; EUROPE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; INDIA; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; PILOT PROJECTS; SAMPLE SIZE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84883286620     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-277     Document Type: Article

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