Selective prolonged cerebral hypothermia in traumatic brain injury: experimental evidence and neurosurgical implications
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https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.15109Keywords:
Traumatic brain injury, Hypothermia, Selective hypothermia, Decompressive craniectomyAbstract
Introduction: Traumatic brain injury is one of the major health and socioeconomic problems impacting societies worldwide. Objective: To review the literature regarding the effectiveness of prolonged selective hypothermia (for 12 hours) associated with decompressive craniectomy in the treatment of traumatic brain injury. Method: An integrative review was conducted by collecting data from online platforms. Initially, a search was performed using DEC descriptors related to the topic, using the following terms: "traumatic brain injury; hypothermia; selective hypothermia; decompressive craniotomy" with AND or OR search, considering the title and/or abstract, and the selected articles were read in full. The material for reading and analysis was selected from the SciELO, Google Scholar, PubMed, and Scopus platforms. Result: Considering only those with the greatest relevance to the topic, 73 articles were included. Conclusion: The results obtained from the experiments encourage the development of new studies with longer exposure times to hypothermia, around 24 hours, and with analyses of the action of selective hypothermia in relation to inflammatory markers and chemokines. This proposal should provide more relevant information about the effective benefits of this therapy.
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Copyright (c) 2026 Amylcar Edemilson Dvilevicius, Allan Fernando Giovanini, Claudio Luciano Franck, Jose Fernando Polanski, Luiz Martins Collaço, Fernanda Marcondes Ribas, Felipe Salvagni Pereira, Gustavo Rassier Isolan

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