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Background and aim: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a
major cause of death and disability worldwide. This study aimed to evaluate the
role of Targeted Temperature Method (TTM) on decreasing ICU length of stay in
severe TBI patients.
Patients and methods: This study involved 40 patients
with severe TBI who were divided into two groups; group A which included twenty
patients who were treated according to ICU standard care of brain injury and
group B which included other twenty patients who had the same care along with
TTM application, in an open label study.
Results: TTM group had significant (P=0.021) shorter
ICU stay compared to standard care group. Treatment with hypothermia, also
showed non-significant (P=0.38) improvement in the neurological outcome after
24 h initiating the TTM. The initiation of TTM showed significant effect
(p<0.05) regarding metabolic profile including less hypokalemia,
thrombocytopenia and hyperglycemia. No difference was reported between the two
groups regarding the mortality or the risk of pulmonary infection.
Conclusion: The TTM causes significant decrease in
length of ICU stay, but regarding neurological outcome in patients with severe
TBI, there was no statistically significant amelioration. TTM is proved to be a
safe intervention.
Keywords: Severe, Targeted temperature method,
Traumatic brain injury, Length of stay
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