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Therapeutic hypothermia as a bridge to transplantation in patients with fulminant hepatic failure
The most important topics in fulminant hepatic failure are cerebral edema and intracranial hypertension. Among all therapeutic options, systemic induced hypothermia to 33 - 34ºC has been reported to reduce the high pressure and increase the time during which patients can tolerate a graft. This revie...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Medicina
intensiva
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4396900/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25909316 http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/0103-507X.20150012 |
| Sumario: | The most important topics in fulminant hepatic failure are cerebral edema and intracranial hypertension. Among all therapeutic options, systemic induced hypothermia to 33 - 34ºC has been reported to reduce the high pressure and increase the time during which patients can tolerate a graft. This review discusses the indications and adverse effects of hypothermia. |
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