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Trial reportEuropean journal of medical research2016

The impact of mild induced hypothermia on the rate of transfusion and the mortality in severely injured patients: a retrospective multi-centre study.

Kai Oliver Jensen, Leonhard Held, Andrea Kraus, Frank Hildebrand, Philipp Mommsen, Ladislav Mica, Guido A Wanner, Peter Steiger, Rudolf M Moos, Hans-Peter Simmen and 1 more

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Trial report in European journal of medical research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Kai Oliver JensenDivision of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland. kaioliver.jensen@usz.ch.
Leonhard HeldDepartment of Biostatistics, Institute for Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Andrea KrausDepartment of Biostatistics, Institute for Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Frank HildebrandDepartment of Orthopedic Trauma, University of Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
Philipp MommsenTrauma Department, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Ladislav MicaDivision of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
Guido A WannerDivision of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
Peter SteigerDivision of Surgical Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Rudolf M MoosUniversity Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Hans-Peter SimmenDivision of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
Kai SprengelDivision of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
University of Zurich · CHUniversity Hospital of Zurich · CHMedizinische Hochschule Hannover · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough under discussion, induced hypothermia (IH) is an established therapy for patients with cardiac arrest or traumatic brain injuries. The influences on coagulopathy and bleeding tendency in severely injured patients (SIP) with concomitant traumatic brain injury are most widely unclear. Therefore, the aim of this study was to quantify the effect of mild IH in SIP with concomitant severe traumatic brain injuries on transfusion rate and mortality.

methodsIn this retrospective multi-centre study, SIP from three European level-1 trauma centres with an ISS ≥16 between 2009 and 2011 were included. At hospital A, patients qualified for IH with age ≤70 years and a severe head injury with an abbreviated injury scale (AIS

resultsMean age of patients in the IH-group (n = 43) was 35.7 years, mean ISS 30 points and sex distribution showed 83.7 % male. Mean age of matched patients in the normotherm-group (n = 86) was 36.7 years, mean ISS 33 points and there were 75.6 % males. For the hypothermic patients, we pointed out an estimate of mean difference for the number of transfused units of packed red blood cells as well as for mortality which does not indicate a decrease in the benefit gained by hypothermia. It is suggested that hypothermic patients tend to a higher rate of lung failure and thromboembolisms.

conclusionThough tending to an increased rate of complications, there is no evidence for a difference in both; rate of transfusion and mortality in SIP. Mild IH as an option for severe head injuries seems as well-being practicable in the presence of multiple severe injuries. Further, clinical studies regarding the side effects are necessary.

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Blood TransfusionHypothermia, InducedAdultAgedBrain Injuries, TraumaticFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeInduced hypothermiaMortalitySeverely injuredTransfusion rate

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