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ReviewFrontiers in medicine2026

Summary of best evidence for targeted body temperature management in patients with severe neurological illness.

Dan Zhang, Fengmei Li, Dan Wen, Zhi Zeng, Fenglin Yan, Haiyan He, Xiuru Yang

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Review in Frontiers in medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Dan Zhang *Department of Intensive Care Unit, Mianyang Central Hospital, Affiliated with the School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Mianyang, Sichuan, China.
Fengmei Li *Department of Intensive Care Unit, Mianyang Central Hospital, Affiliated with the School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Mianyang, Sichuan, China.
Dan WenDepartment of Intensive Care Unit, Mianyang Central Hospital, Affiliated with the School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Mianyang, Sichuan, China.
Zhi ZengDepartment of Intensive Care Unit, Mianyang Central Hospital, Affiliated with the School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Mianyang, Sichuan, China.
Fenglin YanDepartment of Intensive Care Unit, Mianyang Central Hospital, Affiliated with the School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Mianyang, Sichuan, China.
Haiyan HeDepartment of Intensive Care Unit, Mianyang Central Hospital, Affiliated with the School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Mianyang, Sichuan, China.
Xiuru YangDepartment of Intensive Care Unit, Mianyang Central Hospital, Affiliated with the School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Mianyang, Sichuan, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: To retrieve, synthesise, and evaluate the best practice evidence for targeted temperature management in neurocritical care patients. Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted following the "6S" evidence evaluation framework, utilizing databases such as BMJ Best Practice, UpToDate, JBI Database of Evidence-Based Health Care (Australia), National Guideline Clearinghouse, Cochrane Library, China Biology Medicine disc, Wanfang Data, and China National Knowledge Internet. The search focused on high-quality resources related to targeted temperature management in neurocritical care, including clinical practice decisions, professional guidelines, evidence summaries, and expert consensuses. Two independent researchers conducted the quality assessment and evidence extraction. Results: Twenty documents were included, comprising one clinical decision-making article, seven guidelines, six expert consensus statements, four systematic reviews, and two evidence summaries. These documents yielded 27 best-practice pieces of evidence for targeted temperature management in neurocritical care patients, spanning six aspects: preparation, initiation, maintenance, complication management, rewarming, and prognosis management. Conclusion: The best evidence for targeted temperature management in neurocritical care patients, constructed through an evidence-based approach, provides an optimal basis for decision-making by healthcare professionals.

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evidence-based nursinghypothermiaICUneurocritical caretargeted temperature management

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PMID41982538
PMCPMC13070921

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