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- Title
Clinical outcomes and thermodynamics aspect of direct brain cooling in severe head injury.
- Authors
Idris, Zamzuri; Ang Song Yee; Wan Hassan, Wan Mohd Nazaruddin; Hassan, Mohamad Hasyizan; Ab Mukmin, Laila; Zain, Khairu Anuar Mohamed; Manaf, Asrulnizam Abd; Balandong, Rodney Petrus; Tong Boon Tang
- Abstract
Background: Brain cooling therapy is one of the subjects of interest, and currently, data on direct brain cooling are lacking. Hence, the objective is to investigate the clinical outcomes and discuss the thermodynamics aspect of direct brain cooling on severely injured brain patients. Methods: This pilot study recruited the severely injured brain patients who were then randomized to either a direct brain cooling therapy group using a constant cooling temperature system or a control group. All studied patients must be subjected to an emergency neurosurgical procedure of decompressive craniectomy and were monitored with intracranial pressure, brain oxygenation, and temperature. Further, comparison was made with our historical group of patients who had direct brain cooling therapy through the old technique. Results: The results disclosed the direct brain cooling treated patients through a newer technique obtained a better Extended Glasgow Outcome Score than a control group (P < 001). In addition, there is a significant outcome difference between the combined cooling treated patients (new and old technique) with the control group (P < 0.001). Focal brain oxygenation and temperature are likely factors that correlate with better outcomes. Conclusion: Direct brain cooling is feasible, safe, and affects the clinical outcomes of the severely traumatized brain, and physics of thermodynamics may play a role in its pathophysiology.
- Publication
Surgical Neurology International, 2023, Vol 14, p1
- ISSN
2229-5097
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.25259/SNI_118_2023