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Intensive care with endovascular catheter rewarming for accidental severe hypothermia (ICE-CRASH II): a protocol for a randomised controlled study.

Shuhei Takauji, Mineji Hayakawa, Shoji Yokobori, Hitoshi Kano, Keiki Shimizu, Yuichi Horikoshi, Junya Shimazaki, Jotaro Tachino, Akihiko Inoue, Taiki Moriyama and 27 more

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

37 authors.

Shuhei TakaujiDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan shutaka99@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5794-7586
Mineji HayakawaDepartment of Emergency and General Medicine, Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8341-7626
Shoji YokoboriDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Bunkyo, Japan.
Hitoshi KanoDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Bunkyo, Japan.
Keiki ShimizuDepartment of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Fuchu, Japan.
Yuichi HorikoshiDepartment of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Fuchu, Japan.
Junya ShimazakiMedical Emergency Center, Kansai Medical University Medical Center, Moriguchi, Japan.
Jotaro TachinoDepartment of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine Faculty of Medicine, Suita, Japan.
Akihiko InoueDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hyogo Emergency Medical Center, Kobe, Japan.
Taiki MoriyamaDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hyogo Emergency Medical Center, Kobe, Japan.
Hirotaka SawanoSenri Critical Care Medical Center, Osaka Saiseikai Senri Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Hidetada FukushimaDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan.
Kana SugiyamaDepartment of Emergency, Disaster and General Medicine, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Japan.
Daiki SunadaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Nayoro City General Hospital, Nayoro, Japan.
Takashi ToyoharaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Kushiro City General Hospital, Kushiro, Japan.
Keigo SawamotoDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan.
Shutaro IsokawaDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, St Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Miki MorikawaDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Urayasu, Japan.
Ginga SuzukiToho University Omori Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9854-3411
Noriyuki OmuraDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Akita Hospital, Akita, Japan.
Kazunari TakedaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Yodogawa Christian Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Tomohiro InoueDepartment of Emergency Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, Kurume, Japan.
Tian TianEmergency and Critical Care Medical Center, Kishiwada Tokushukai Hospital, Kishiwada, Japan.
Fumiko NakamuraDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Japan.
Yoshihiro NakamuraDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Japan.
Yukitoshi ToyodaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Hiratsuka City Hospital, Hiratsuka, Japan.
Akihito TampoDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Asahikawa City Hospital, Asahikawa, Japan.
Yoshihiro HagiwaraDepartment of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital, Utsunomiya, Japan.
Daisuke KudoDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
Norihiro MiyasakaDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
Tomohiro MoritoDepartment of Intensive Care, Chiba Emergency and Psychiatric Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Makoto KobayashiTottori Emergency and Critical Care Medical Center, Tottori Prefectural Central Hospital, Tottori, Japan.
Kazuto OhtakaInstitute of Health Science Innovation for Medical Care, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
Yusuke WatanabeInstitute of Health Science Innovation for Medical Care, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
Tsuyoshi MaekawaKatakura Hospital, Ube, Japan.
Takeshi WadaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
study group ICE-CRASH II

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAccidental hypothermia (AH) can occur in mild-to-severe cases; however, its management is crucial in severe cases as it can cause ventricular fibrillation and lead to death. Among various rewarming therapies for AH, endovascular catheter rewarming has been the focus of recent studies as a minimally invasive alternative to invasive internal rewarming, such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). However, no study has demonstrated the efficacy and safety of endovascular catheter rewarming therapy. This study aimed to validate the efficacy and safety of endovascular catheter rewarming for patients with AH. METHODS AND ANALYSES: The intensive care with endovascular catheter rewarming in accidental severe hypothermia (ICE-CRASH II) study is a multicentre, randomised study of patients with AH. This study will include patients with AH (age ≥65 years, core temperature <30°C) with preserved circulation and a target sample size of 88. Patients with cardiac arrest (CA), those who have undergone hospital transfers, and those in whom a central venous catheter could not be accessed through the femoral vein will be excluded from the study. Patients will be assigned to either the endovascular catheter plus conventional rewarming group or the conventional rewarming group based on stratified-substitution block randomisation. Patients will be followed up for 30 days after the initiation of the intervention or until discharge. The primary outcome will be to compare the percentage of patients achieving a rewarming rate ≥1.5°C/hour between the endovascular catheter plus conventional rewarming group and the conventional rewarming group. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study was approved by the Hokkaido University Certified Review Board (approval number: 024-00013). Written informed consent will be obtained from all the participants or their legally acceptable representatives. The results will be disseminated through publications and presentations. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: Japan Registry of Clinical Trials (jRCT1012240051).

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Critical CareEndovascular ProceduresHypothermiaRewarmingAgedFemaleHumansJapanMaleMulticenter Studies as TopicRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicACCIDENT & EMERGENCY MEDICINEAdult intensive & critical careRandomized Controlled Trial

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