Acta neurologica Scandinavica
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Acta Neurol. Scand. · Jun 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialFeasibility of endovascular and surface cooling strategies in acute stroke.
Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) is a promising treatment of stroke, but limited data are available regarding the safety and effectiveness of cooling methodology. We investigated the safety of TH and compared the cooling capacity of two widely used cooling strategies - endovascular and surface cooling. ⋯ Therapeutic hypothermia with general anaesthesia is feasible in stroke patients. We noticed increased rates of pneumonia, while the length of hospital stay remained comparable. The endovascular cooling strategy provides a faster induction period than surface cooling.