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Chapter 4 - Hypothermia in the Neurocritical Care Unit: Physiology and Applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2019

By
Karina Woodling ,
Archana Hinduja  and
Michel T. Torbey
Edited by
Michel T. Torbey
Michel T. Torbey
Affiliation:
Ohio State University
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Summary

Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) is defined as the active lowering of core body temperature with the purpose of preserving organ function. Despite ample animal and clinical data demonstrating a neuroprotective effect from induced hypothermia after cardiac arrest, stroke, and traumatic brain injury, the use of TH in clinical practice remains limited due to side effects, lack of consensus on the ideal duration and goal targeted temperature, and major limitations in infrastructure. The term TH is being replaced by a more specific term “targeted temperature management” (TTM) to represent a range of temperature goals defined as mild (34.5–36.5 °C), moderate (34.5–32 °C), marked (28–32 °C), and profound hypothermia (<28 °C). In this chapter, we will review the different mechanisms, technology, and clinical indications for TH.

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Neurocritical Care , pp. 28 - 32
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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