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Induced hypothermia in the management of cerebral oedema secondary to fulminant liver failure
Author(s) -
Roberts Drd,
Manas D
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
clinical transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.918
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1399-0012
pISSN - 0902-0063
DOI - 10.1034/j.1399-0012.1999.130617.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hypothermia , fulminant hepatic failure , fulminant , liver transplantation , cerebral edema , intracranial pressure , anesthesia , blunt , conservative management , head trauma , brain edema , transplantation , intensive care medicine , surgery
The use of mild hypothermia in the management of blunt head trauma has been shown to significantly improve clinical outcomes. The use of moderate controlled hypothermia in the patient with severely raised intracranial pressure (ICP) secondary to fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) has similar potential benefits, but is not a widely accepted practice. We report a case where the use of hypothermia in the management of severely raised ICP both before and after liver transplantation was thought to effect a beneficial outcome.