Cooling/preventing fevers

[europeman]

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For your patients in the unit with stroke.... How long are u cooling then to prevent fever?

I'm a trauma surgeon. If any or u have experience in the tbi population..... Id like to hear that too.... How long are u cooling then to prevent fever?

Few days? Week? Two weeks?

 

[typhoonegator]

I replied extensively to your prior post. I don't routinely induce therapeutic normothermia for stroke unless there is a substantial cerebral edema issue. Sure, tylenol and cooling blanket maybe, but rarely an active device. Therapeutic induced normothermia != cooling.

I assume you mean ischemic stroke.

 

[europeman]

I replied extensively to your prior post. I don't routinely induce therapeutic normothermia for stroke unless there is a substantial cerebral edema issue. Sure, tylenol and cooling blanket maybe, but rarely an active device. Therapeutic induced normothermia != cooling.

I assume you mean ischemic stroke.

Thank you for the reminder. I actually somehow missed the other post and I greatly appreciate your response. Feel free to delete this thread given the overlap.