Therapeutic hypothermia in patients with coagulopathy following severe traumatic brain injury

Therapeutic hypothermia in patients with coagulopathy following severe traumatic brain injury

Abstract Background Coagulopathy in traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been associated with poor neurological outcomes and higher in-hospital mortality. In general principle of trauma management, hypothermia should be prevented as it directly worsens coagulopathy. Therefore, we examined the safety of...

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Main Authors: Toru Hifumi, Yasuhiro Kuroda, Kenya Kawakita, Susumu Yamashita, Yasutaka Oda, Kenji Dohi, Tsuyoshi Maekawa, on behalf of the Brain Hypothermia (B-HYPO) study group in Japan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Coagulopathy
Therapeutic hypothermia
Traumatic brain injury
Targeted temperature management
Fibrinogen degradation products
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-017-0465-y

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