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Prophylactic hypothermia
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Hypothermia may have neuroprotective effects & can reduce ICP
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Risks: coagulopathy, immunosuppression, cardiac dysrhythmias, death
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Prophylactic = administered early after injury & prior to ↑ ICP
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Therapeutic = used as tx for refractory ↑ ICP
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Early (w/in 2.5 hrs), short-term (48 hrs) prophylaxis is not recommended
Adapted from Guidelines for the Management of Severe TBI, 4th Ed., September 2016, Brain Trauma Foundation.
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