Normothermia after decompressive surgery for space-occupying middle cerebral artery infarction: a protocol-based approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Moderate hypothermia after decompressive surgery might not be beneficial for stroke patients. However, normothermia may prove to be an effective method of enhancing neurological outcomes. The study aims were to evaluate the application of a pre-specified normothermia protocol in stroke patients after decompressive surgery and its impact on temperature load, and to describe the functional outcome of patients at 12 months after treatment.

Methods

We analysed patients with space-occupying middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarction treated with decompressive surgery and a pre-specified temperature management protocol. Patients treated primarily with device-controlled normothermia or hypothermia were excluded. The individual temperature load above 36.5 °C was calculated f

SUBMITTER: Rahmig J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5715533 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature