Targeted temperature management in the ICU: guidelines from a French expert panel.

ABSTRACT: Over the recent period, the use of induced hypothermia has gained an increasing interest for critically ill patients, in particular in brain-injured patients. The term "targeted temperature management" (TTM) has now emerged as the most appropriate when referring to interventions used to reach and maintain a specific level temperature for each individual. TTM may be used to prevent fever, to maintain normothermia, or to lower core temperature. This treatment is widely used in intensive care units, mostly as a primary neuroprotective method. Indications are, however, associated with variable levels of evidence based on inhomogeneous or even contradictory literature. Our aim was to conduct a systematic analysis of the published data in order to provide guidelines. We present herein recommenda

SUBMITTER: Cariou A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5476556 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature