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Rass V, Ianosi BA, Lindner A, Kindl P, Schiefecker AJ, Helbok R, Pfausler B, Beer R. Beyond Control: Temperature Burden in Patients with Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage-An Observational Study. Neurocrit Care 2024:10.1007/s12028-024-02022-1. [PMID: 38902581 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-024-02022-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND Temperature abnormalities are common after spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Here, we aimed to describe the evolution of temperature burden despite temperature control and to assess its impact on outcome parameters. METHODS This retrospective observational study of prospectively collected data included 375 consecutive patients with SAH admitted to the neurological intensive care unit between 2010 and 2022. Daily fever (defined as the area over the curve above 37.9 °C multiplied by hours with fever) and spontaneous hypothermia burden (< 36.0 °C) were calculated over the study period of 16 days. Generalized estimating equations were used to calculate risk factors for increased temperature burdens and the impact of temperature burden on outcome parameters after correction for predefined variables. RESULTS Patients had a median age of 58 years (interquartile range 49-68) and presented with a median Hunt & Hess score of 3 (interquartile range 2-5) on admission. Fever (temperature > 37.9 °C) was diagnosed in 283 of 375 (76%) patients during 14% of the monitored time. The average daily fever burden peaked between days 5 and 10 after admission. Higher Hunt & Hess score (p = 0.014), older age (p = 0.033), and pneumonia (p = 0.022) were independent factors associated with delayed fever burden between days 5 and 10. Increased fever burden was independently associated with poor 3-month functional outcome (modified Rankin Scale 3-6, p = 0.027), poor 12-month functional outcome (p = 0.020), and in-hospital mortality (p = 0.045), but not with the development of delayed cerebral ischemia (p = 0.660) or intensive care unit length of stay (p = 0.573). Spontaneous hypothermia was evident in the first three days in patients with a higher Hunt & Hess score (p < 0.001) and intraventricular hemorrhage (p = 0.047). Spontaneous hypothermia burden was not associated with poor 3-month outcome (p = 0.271). CONCLUSIONS Early hypothermia was followed by fever after SAH. Increased fever time burden was associated with poor functional outcome after SAH and could be considered for neuroprognostication.
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- Verena Rass
- Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
- Department of Neurology, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria
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- Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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Kawakita K, Shishido H, Kuroda Y. Review of Temperature Management in Traumatic Brain Injuries. J Clin Med 2024; 13:2144. [PMID: 38610909 PMCID: PMC11012999 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13072144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Revised: 04/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) for severe traumatic brain injury has seen restricted application due to the outcomes of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) conducted since 2000. In contrast with earlier RCTs, recent trials have implemented active normothermia management in control groups, ensuring comparable intensities of non-temperature-related therapeutic interventions, such as neurointensive care. This change in approach may be a contributing factor to the inability to establish the efficacy of TH. Currently, an active temperature management method using temperature control devices is termed "targeted temperature management (TTM)". One of the goals of TTM for severe traumatic brain injury is the regulation of increased intracranial pressure, employing TTM as a methodology for intracranial pressure management. Additionally, fever in traumatic brain injury has been acknowledged as contributing to poor prognosis, underscoring the importance of proactively preventing fever. TTM is also employed for the preemptive prevention of fever in severe traumatic brain injury. As an integral component of current neurointensive care, it is crucial to precisely delineate the targets of TTM and to potentially apply them in the treatment of severe traumatic brain injury.
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- Kenya Kawakita
- Emergency Medical Center, Kagawa University Hospital, Miki 761-0793, Japan;
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- Emergency Medical Center, Kagawa University Hospital, Miki 761-0793, Japan;
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- Department of Emergency, Disaster, and Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Miki 760-0793, Japan;
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Cujkevic-Plecko N, Rodriguez A, Anderson T, Rhodes J. Targeted temperature management and P btO 2 in traumatic brain injury. BRAIN & SPINE 2023; 3:102704. [PMID: 38105803 PMCID: PMC10724196 DOI: 10.1016/j.bas.2023.102704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Introduction Targeted Temperature Management (TTM) to normothermia is widely used in traumatic brain injury (TBI). We investigated the effects to of TTM to normothermia patients with TBI (GCS≤12) monitored with multimodality monitoring, to better understand the physiological consequences of this intervention. Research question In TBI patients cooled to normothermia and in which brain oxygenation deteriorates, are there changes in physiological parameters which are pertinent to brain oxygenation? Material and method 102 TBI patients with continuous recordings of intracranial pressure (ICP) and brain oxygen tension (PbtO2) were studied retrospectively. Non-continuous arterial carbon dioxide (PaCO2) and oxygen (PaO2) tensions, and core body temperature (Tc) were added. PaO2 and PaCO2 were also corrected for Tc. Transitions from elevated Tc to normothermia were identified in 39 patients. The 8 h pre and post the transition to normothermia were compared. Data is given as median [IQR] or mean (SD). Results Overall, normothermia reduced ICP (12 [9-18] -11 [8-17] mmHg, p < 0.009) and Tcore (38.3 [0.3]-36.9 [0.4] oC, p < 0.001), but not PbtO2 (23.3 [16.6]-24.4 [17.2-28.7] mmHg, NS). Normothermia was associated with a fall in PbtO2 in 18 patients (24.5 [9.3] -20.8 [7.6] mmHg). Only in those with a fall in PbtO2 with cooling did ICP (15 [10.8-18.5] -12 [7.8-17.3] mmHg, p = 0.002), and temperature corrected PaCO2 (5.3 [0.5]- 4.9 [0.8] kPa, p = 0.001) decrease. Discussion and conclusion A reduction in PbtO2 was only present in the subgroup of patients with a fall in temperature corrected PaCO2 with cooling. This suggests that even modest temperature changes could result in occult hyperventilation in some patients. pH stat correction of ventilation may be an important factor to consider in future TTM protocols.
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- University of Edinburgh Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine & NHS Lothian, UK
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- University of Edinburgh Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine & NHS Lothian, UK
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Rochat Negro T, Watchi M, Wozniak H, Pugin J, Quintard H. Diclofenac Sodium for Fever Control in Neurocritical Care: A Systematic Review. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12103443. [PMID: 37240549 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12103443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Fever is extremely common in neurocritical care patients and is independently associated with a worse outcome. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) lower the hypothalamic set point temperature through the inhibition of prostaglandin E2 synthesis, and they constitute a second line of pharmacological treatment for temperature control. This systematic review aims to evaluate the effectiveness of DCF in reducing body temperature and its effects on brain parameters. METHODS A comprehensive search of several databases was run in November 2022 in Ovid EBM (Evidence Based Medicine) Reviews, Cochrane library, Ovid Medline and Scopus (1980 onward). The outcome of interest included DCF control of body temperature and its impact on cerebral parameters. RESULTS A total of 113 titles were identified as potentially relevant. Six articles met eligible criteria and were reviewed. DCF induce a reduction in body temperature (MD, 1.10 [0.72, 1.49], p < 0.00001), a slight decrease in ICP (MD, 2.22 [-0.25, 4.68] IC 95%; p < 0.08) as well as in CPP and MAP (MD, 5.58 [0.43, 10.74] IC 95%; p < 0.03). The significant heterogeneity and possibility of publication bias reduces the strength of the available evidence. CONCLUSIONS Diclofenac sodium is effective in reducing body temperature in patients with brain injury, but data in the literature are scarce and further studies are needed to evaluate the benefits of DCF.
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- Intensive Care, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, 1205 Genève, Switzerland
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- Intensive Care, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, 1205 Genève, Switzerland
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- Intensive Care, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, 1205 Genève, Switzerland
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Picetti E, Catena F, Abu-Zidan F, Ansaloni L, Armonda RA, Bala M, Balogh ZJ, Bertuccio A, Biffl WL, Bouzat P, Buki A, Cerasti D, Chesnut RM, Citerio G, Coccolini F, Coimbra R, Coniglio C, Fainardi E, Gupta D, Gurney JM, Hawrylux GWJ, Helbok R, Hutchinson PJA, Iaccarino C, Kolias A, Maier RW, Martin MJ, Meyfroidt G, Okonkwo DO, Rasulo F, Rizoli S, Rubiano A, Sahuquillo J, Sams VG, Servadei F, Sharma D, Shutter L, Stahel PF, Taccone FS, Udy A, Zoerle T, Agnoletti V, Bravi F, De Simone B, Kluger Y, Martino C, Moore EE, Sartelli M, Weber D, Robba C. Early management of isolated severe traumatic brain injury patients in a hospital without neurosurgical capabilities: a consensus and clinical recommendations of the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES). World J Emerg Surg 2023; 18:5. [PMID: 36624517 PMCID: PMC9830860 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-022-00468-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Severe traumatic brain-injured (TBI) patients should be primarily admitted to a hub trauma center (hospital with neurosurgical capabilities) to allow immediate delivery of appropriate care in a specialized environment. Sometimes, severe TBI patients are admitted to a spoke hospital (hospital without neurosurgical capabilities), and scarce data are available regarding the optimal management of severe isolated TBI patients who do not have immediate access to neurosurgical care. METHODS A multidisciplinary consensus panel composed of 41 physicians selected for their established clinical and scientific expertise in the acute management of TBI patients with different specializations (anesthesia/intensive care, neurocritical care, acute care surgery, neurosurgery and neuroradiology) was established. The consensus was endorsed by the World Society of Emergency Surgery, and a modified Delphi approach was adopted. RESULTS A total of 28 statements were proposed and discussed. Consensus was reached on 22 strong recommendations and 3 weak recommendations. In three cases, where consensus was not reached, no recommendation was provided. CONCLUSIONS This consensus provides practical recommendations to support clinician's decision making in the management of isolated severe TBI patients in centers without neurosurgical capabilities and during transfer to a hub center.
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- Edoardo Picetti
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy.
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- grid.414682.d0000 0004 1758 8744Department of General and Emergency Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- grid.43519.3a0000 0001 2193 6666The Research Office, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- grid.8982.b0000 0004 1762 5736Unit of General Surgery, San Matteo Hospital Pavia, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- grid.411663.70000 0000 8937 0972Department of Neurosurgery, 71541MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC USA ,grid.415235.40000 0000 8585 5745Department of Neurosurgery, 8405MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC USA
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- grid.9619.70000 0004 1937 0538Acute Care Surgery and Trauma Unit, Department of General Surgery, Hadassah Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Kiriat Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel
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- grid.413648.cDepartment of Traumatology, John Hunter Hospital, Hunter Medical Research Institute and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW Australia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, SS Antonio E Biagio E Cesare Arrigo Alessandria Hospital, Alessandria, Italy
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- grid.415401.5Scripps Clinic Medical Group, La Jolla, CA USA
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- grid.450308.a0000 0004 0369 268XInserm, U1216, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble Institut Neurosciences, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- grid.15895.300000 0001 0738 8966Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- grid.411482.aNeuroradiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- grid.34477.330000000122986657Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA ,grid.34477.330000000122986657Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA ,grid.34477.330000000122986657Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA
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- grid.7563.70000 0001 2174 1754School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy ,grid.415025.70000 0004 1756 8604Neuroscience Department, NeuroIntensive Care Unit, Hospital San Gerardo, ASST Monza, Monza, Italy
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- grid.144189.10000 0004 1756 8209Department of Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- grid.43582.380000 0000 9852 649XRiverside University Health System Medical Center, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Riverside, CA USA
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- grid.416290.80000 0004 1759 7093Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Prehospital Emergency, Ospedale Maggiore Carlo Alberto Pizzardi, Bologna, Italy
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- grid.8404.80000 0004 1757 2304Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- grid.413618.90000 0004 1767 6103Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosciences Centre and JPN Apex Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- grid.420328.f0000 0001 2110 0308Department of Trauma, San Antonio Military Medical Center and the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, TX 78234 USA ,grid.461685.80000 0004 0467 8038The Department of Defense Center of Excellence for Trauma, Joint Trauma System (JTS), JBSA Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX 78234 USA
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- grid.239578.20000 0001 0675 4725Cleveland Clinic, 762 S. Cleveland-Massillon Rd, Akron, OH 44333 USA
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- grid.5361.10000 0000 8853 2677Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- grid.5335.00000000121885934Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- grid.413363.00000 0004 1769 5275Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- grid.5335.00000000121885934National Institute for Health Research Global Health Research Group on Neurotrauma, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK ,grid.5335.00000000121885934Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Addenbrooke’s Hospital,, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- grid.34477.330000000122986657Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA
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- grid.42505.360000 0001 2156 6853Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA USA
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- grid.410569.f0000 0004 0626 3338Department of Intensive Care, University Hospitals Leuven, Louvain, Belgium ,grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Louvain, Belgium
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- grid.412689.00000 0001 0650 7433Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA USA
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- grid.412725.7Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Emergency, Spedali Civili University Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- grid.413542.50000 0004 0637 437XSurgery Department, Section of Trauma Surgery, Hamad General Hospital (HGH), Doha, Qatar
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- grid.412195.a0000 0004 1761 4447INUB-MEDITECH Research Group, Institute of Neurosciences, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia
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- grid.7080.f0000 0001 2296 0625Department of Neurosurgery, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- grid.413561.40000 0000 9881 9161Trauma Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery, Air Force Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH USA
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- grid.452490.eDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy ,grid.417728.f0000 0004 1756 8807Department of Neurosurgery, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- grid.34477.330000000122986657Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA
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- grid.21925.3d0000 0004 1936 9000Department of Critical Care Medicine, UPMC/University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA USA
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- grid.461417.10000 0004 0445 646XCollege of Osteopathic Medicine, Rocky Vista University, Parker, CO USA
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- grid.410566.00000 0004 0626 3303Department of Intensive Care, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- grid.1623.60000 0004 0432 511XDepartment of Intensive Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, The Alfred, Melbourne, VIC 3004 Australia
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- grid.4708.b0000 0004 1757 2822Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy ,grid.414818.00000 0004 1757 8749Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Emergency, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- grid.414682.d0000 0004 1758 8744Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, AUSL Romagna, M. Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- grid.415207.50000 0004 1760 3756Healthcare Administration, Santa Maria Delle Croci Hospital, Ravenna, Italy
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- grid.418056.e0000 0004 1765 2558Department of General, Digestive and Metabolic Minimally Invasive Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal De Poissy/St Germain en Laye, Poissy, France
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- grid.413731.30000 0000 9950 8111Department of General Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Acute Care, Umberto I Hospital of Lugo, Ausl Della Romagna, Lugo, Italy
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- grid.241116.10000000107903411Ernest E Moore Shock Trauma Center at Denver Health, University of Colorado, Denver, CO USA
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- grid.1012.20000 0004 1936 7910Department of General Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- grid.410345.70000 0004 1756 7871Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neuroscience, Genoa, Italy ,grid.5606.50000 0001 2151 3065Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Dibu JR, Haque R, Shoshan S, Abulhasan YB. Treatment of Fever in Neurologically Critically Ill Patients. Curr Treat Options Neurol 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11940-022-00732-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Kong T, You JS, Lee HS, Jeon S, Park YS, Chung SP. Optimal temperature in targeted temperature management without automated devices using a feedback system: A multicenter study. Am J Emerg Med 2022; 57:124-132. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.04.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Dasic D, Morgan L, Panezai A, Syrmos N, Ligarotti GK, Zaed I, Chibbaro S, Khan T, Prisco L, Ganau M. A scoping review on the challenges, improvement programs, and relevant output metrics for neurotrauma services in major trauma centers. Surg Neurol Int 2022; 13:171. [PMID: 35509585 PMCID: PMC9062973 DOI: 10.25259/sni_203_2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Background:
For a neurotrauma unit to be defined as a structured neurotrauma service (NS) the following criteria must be satisfied: A dedicated neurointensive care unit, endovascular neuroradiology, in-hospital neurorehabilitation unit and helicopter platform within the context of a Level I trauma center. Designing an effective NS can be challenging, particularly when considering the different priorities and resources of countries across the globe. In addition the impact on clinical outcomes is not clearly established.
Methods:
A scoping review of the literature spanning from 2000 to 2020 meant to identify protocols, guidelines, and best practices for the management of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in NS was conducted on the US National Library of Medicine and National Institute of Health databases.
Results:
Limited evidence is available regarding quantitative and qualitative metrics to assess the impact of NSs and specialist follow-up clinics on patients’ outcome. Of note, the available literature used to lack detailed reports for: (a) Geographical clusters, such as low-to-middle income countries (LMIC); (b) clinical subgroups, such as mild TBI; and (c) long-term management, such as rehabilitation services. Only in the last few years more attention has been paid to those research topics.
Conclusion:
NSs can positively impact the management of the broad spectrum of TBI in different clinical settings; however more research on patients’ outcomes and quality of life metrics is needed to establish their efficacy. The collaboration of global clinicians and the development of international guidelines applicable also to LMIC are warranted.
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- Davor Dasic
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool,
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- School of Health and Care Professions, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth,
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- Division of Neurosciences, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom,
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- School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece,
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy,
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- North West General Hospital and Research Centre, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar, Pakistan,
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- Neuro Intensive Care Unit, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Fever is common after acute brain injury and is associated with poor prognosis in this setting. RECENT FINDINGS Achieving normothermia is feasible in patients with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage and traumatic brain injury. Pharmacological strategies (i.e. paracetamol or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) are frequently ineffective and physical (i.e. cooling devices) therapies are often required. There are no good quality data supporting any benefit from therapeutic strategies aiming at normothermia in all brain injured patients when compared with standard of care, where mild-to-moderate fever is tolerated. However, recent guidelines recommended fever control in this setting. SUMMARY As fever is considered a clinically relevant secondary brain damage, we have provided an individualized therapeutic approach to treat it in brain injured patients, which deserved further validation in the clinical setting.
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- Elisa Gouvea Bogossian
- Department of Intensive Care, Erasmus Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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Brain Temperature Influences Intracranial Pressure and Cerebral Perfusion Pressure After Traumatic Brain Injury: A CENTER-TBI Study. Neurocrit Care 2021; 35:651-661. [PMID: 34331210 PMCID: PMC8692292 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-021-01294-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Background After traumatic brain injury (TBI), fever is frequent. Brain temperature (BT), which is directly linked to body temperature, may influence brain physiology. Increased body and/or BT may cause secondary brain damage, with deleterious effects on intracranial pressure (ICP), cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP), and outcome. Methods Collaborative European NeuroTrauma Effectiveness Research in Traumatic Brain Injury (CENTER-TBI), a prospective multicenter longitudinal study on TBI in Europe and Israel, includes a high resolution cohort of patients with data sampled at a high frequency (from 100 to 500 Hz). In this study, simultaneous BT, ICP, and CPP recordings were investigated. A mixed-effects linear model was used to examine the association between different BT levels and ICP. We additionally focused on changes in ICP and CPP during the episodes of BT changes (Δ BT ≥ 0.5 °C lasting from 15 min to 3 h) up or downward. The significance of ICP and CPP variations was estimated with the paired samples Wilcoxon test (also known as Wilcoxon signed-rank test). Results Twenty-one patients with 2,435 h of simultaneous BT and ICP monitoring were studied. All patients reached a BT of 38 °C and experienced at least one episode of ICP above 20 mm Hg. The linear mixed-effects model revealed an association between BT above 37.5 °C and higher ICP levels that was not confirmed for lower BT. We identified 149 episodes of BT changes. During BT elevations (n = 79) ICP increased, whereas CPP was reduced; opposite ICP and CPP variations occurred during episodes of BT reduction (n = 70). All these changes were of moderate clinical relevance (increase of ICP of 4.5 and CPP decrease of 7.5 mm Hg for BT rise, and ICP reduction of 1.7 and CPP elevation of 3.7 mm Hg during BT defervescence), even if statistically significant (p < 0.0001). It has to be noted, however, that a number of therapeutic interventions against intracranial hypertension was documented during those episodes. Conclusions Patients after TBI usually develop BT > 38 °C soon after the injury. BT may influence brain physiology, as reflected by ICP and CPP. An association between BT exceeding 37.5 °C and a higher ICP was identified but not confirmed for lower BT ranges. The relationship between BT, ICP, and CPP become clearer during rapid temperature changes. During episodes of temperature elevation, BT seems to have a significant impact on ICP and CPP.
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Evaluation of Evidence-Based Guidelines for Fever Management in Critically Ill Adult Patients With Brain Injury. J Neurosci Nurs 2021; 52:234-238. [PMID: 32568810 DOI: 10.1097/jnn.0000000000000524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of evidence-based guidelines for fever management of critically ill adult patients with brain injury. METHODS We used a pretest-posttest design with 48 patients 19 years or older admitted to an intensive care unit after surgery for brain injury. We applied evidence-based guidelines only to an experimental group of 24 patients and compared with 24 control patients who did not receive evidence-based guidelines. Experimental and control groups were matched 1:1 using the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score. Data included the proportion of patients with reduced fever and time to normalized temperature. RESULTS The proportion of patients whose temperature fell to normal after fever was 4.5 times higher in the experimental group than in the control group. The time it took the patients' highest fever to fall to normal during their intensive care unit stay was 4.84 times faster in the experimental group than in the control group (hazard ratio, 4.84; 95% confidence interval, 1.79-13.11; P = .002). CONCLUSION Evidence-based guidelines for fever management in patients with a brain injury can be used in nursing practice with rapid response, improving healthcare efficiency and contributing to better outcomes for critically ill patients.
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Rass V, Huber L, Ianosi BA, Kofler M, Lindner A, Picetti E, Ortolano F, Beer R, Rossi S, Smielewski P, Stocchetti N, Helbok R. The Effect of Temperature Increases on Brain Tissue Oxygen Tension in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Collaborative European NeuroTrauma Effectiveness Research in Traumatic Brain Injury Substudy. Ther Hypothermia Temp Manag 2020; 11:122-131. [PMID: 33202157 DOI: 10.1089/ther.2020.0027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Fever may aggravate secondary brain injury after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The aim of this study was to identify episodes of temperature increases through visual plot analysis and algorithm supported detection, and to describe associated patterns of changes in on brain tissue oxygen tension (PbtO2). Data derive from the high-resolution cohort of the multicenter prospective Collaborative European NeuroTrauma Effectiveness Research in TBI (CENTER-TBI) study. Temperature increases (≥0.5°C) were visually identified in 33 patients within the first 11 days of monitoring. Generalized estimating equations were used to detect significant changes of systemic and neuromonitoring parameters from baseline to the highest temperature. Patients were median 50 (interquartile range [IQR], 35-62) years old, and presented with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) of 8 (IQR, 4-10). In 202 episodes of temperature increases, mean temperature rose by 1.0°C ± 0.5°C within 4 hours. Overall, PbtO2 slightly increased (ΔPbtO2 = 0.9 ± 6.1 mmHg, p = 0.022) during temperature increases. PbtO2 increased in 35% (p < 0.001), was stable in 49% (p = 0.852), and decreased in 16% (p < 0.001) of episodes. During episodes of temperature increases and simultaneous drops in PbtO2, cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) decreased (ΔCPP -6.3 ± 11.5 mmHg; p < 0.001). Brain tissue hypoxia (PbtO2 <20 mmHg) developed during 27/164 (17%) episodes of effervescences, in the remaining 38/202 episodes baseline PbtO2 was already <20 mmHg. Comparable results were found when using algorithm-supported detection of temperature increases. In conclusion, during effervescences, PbtO2 was mostly stable or slightly increased. A decrease of PbtO2 was observed in every sixth episode, where it was associated with a decrease in CPP. Our data highlight the need for special attention to CPP monitoring and maintenance during episodes of fever.
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- Verena Rass
- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Medical Informatics, UMIT: University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Hall, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.,Institute of Medical Informatics, UMIT: University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Hall, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- Brain Physics Laboratory, Division of Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.,Department of Pathophysiology and Transplants, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Ianosi B, Rass V, Gaasch M, Huber L, Lindner A, Hackl WO, Kofler M, Schiefecker AJ, Almashad S, Beer R, Pfausler B, Helbok R. An Observational Study on the Use of Intravenous Non-Opioid Analgesics and Antipyretics in Poor-Grade Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Effects on Hemodynamics and Systemic and Brain Temperature. Ther Hypothermia Temp Manag 2020; 10:27-36. [DOI: 10.1089/ther.2018.0046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Bogdan Ianosi
- Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
- Institute of Medical Informatics, University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology (UMIT), Hall, Austria
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- Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Medical Informatics, University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology (UMIT), Hall, Austria
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- Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Medical Informatics, University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology (UMIT), Hall, Austria
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- Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
- Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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This review is intended to provide a summary of the literature pertaining to the perioperative care of neurosurgical patients and patients with neurological diseases. General topics addressed in this review include general neurosurgical considerations, stroke, neurological monitoring, and perioperative disorders of cognitive function.
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Fever represents a frequent and dangerous secondary insult for the injured brain and is often associated with worsened neurological outcomes. The identification of fever in the Neuro-Intensive Care Unit requires careful monitoring and rapid and effective treatment. The main objective of this article was to provide practical information regarding temperature monitoring, triggers for intervention and fever management in brain injured patients.
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- Edoardo Picetti
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy -
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Over the last years, the focus of clinical and animal research in subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) shifted towards the early phase after the bleeding based on the association of the early injury pattern (first 72 h) with secondary complications and poor outcome. This phase is commonly referenced as early brain injury (EBI). In this clinical review, we intended to overview commonly used definitions of EBI, underlying mechanisms, and potential treatment implications. RECENT FINDINGS We found a large heterogeneity in the definition used for EBI comprising clinical symptoms, neuroimaging parameters, and advanced neuromonitoring techniques. Although specific treatments are currently not available, therapeutic interventions are aimed at ameliorating EBI by improving the energy/supply mismatch in the early phase after SAH. Future research integrating brain-derived biomarkers is warranted to improve our pathophysiologic understanding of EBI in order to ameliorate early injury patterns and improve patients' outcomes.
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- Verena Rass
- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
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