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- L C Cancio, W G Wortham, and F Zimba.
- General Surgery Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234.
- Surg Neurol. 1994 Oct 1;42(4):303-7.
AbstractHypothermia is of proven benefit in cerebral ischemia, and may be of benefit in blunt head injury. Peritoneal dialysis is a fast, effective method of inducing generalized hypothermia. A case is reported in which peritoneal dialysis was used to induce mild hypothermia (34.5-36 degrees C) in a patient who sustained a severe head injury, with intracranial hypertension unresponsive to hyperventilation, osmotic diuresis, and barbiturate coma. Hypothermia was associated with prompt control of temperature and intracranial pressure. Peritoneal dialysis is a useful method for inducing hypothermia in the blunt head-injured patient.
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