A review of cooling patients with severe cerebral insult in ICU (Part 1).
A review of the literature was undertaken to determine the existence of any evidence to support cooling strategies used in the ICU. The focus of the review was to examine previous findings on the specific problems of cooling patients with severe cerebral insult. Cooling methods that use external physical cooling strategies as well as the effects of antipyretics and vasoactive drugs were examined. Overall, it would appear that conclusions for practice remain unclear. The findings led to the implementation of a pilot study, the findings of which will be discussed in Part 2.
Price
Theresa
T
Critical Care, University of the West of England, Bristol. theresa.price@paisley.ac.uk
McGloin
Sarah
S
D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000451:nursing*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic