Induced hypothermia in traumatic brain injury: considering the conflicting results of meta-analyses and moving forward.

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Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

1. Hypothermia for Patients Requiring Evacuation of Subdural Hematoma: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial.Neurocritical care · 2022
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2. European society of intensive care medicine study of therapeutic hypothermia (32-35 °C) for intracranial pressure reduction after traumatic brain injury (the Eurotherm3235Trial).Trials · 2011
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3. Intravascular cooling for rapid induction of moderate hypothermia in severely head-injured patients: results of a multicenter study (IntraCool).Intensive care medicine · 2009
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4. Under-humidification and over-humidification during moderate induced hypothermia with usual devices.Intensive care medicine · 2006
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5. Targeted temperature management in the ICU: guidelines from a French expert panel.Annals of intensive care · 2017
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6. Post cardiac arrest therapeutic hypothermia in adult patients, state of art and practical considerations.HSR proceedings in intensive care & cardiovascular anesthesia · 2010
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7. Bench-to-bedside review: Hypothermia in traumatic brain injury.Critical care (London, England) · 2010
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8. Treating intracranial hypertension in traumatic brain injury: keep it cool!Intensive care medicine · 2008
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9. [Therapeutic hypothermia].Der Anaesthesist · 2008
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10. Equipment review: cooling catheters to induce therapeutic hypothermia?Critical care (London, England) · 2006
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  Hypothermia in the management of traumatic brain injury. A systematic review and meta-analysis.2003

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