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Anesth Analg 2006;103:180-181
© 2006 International Anesthesia Research Society
doi: 10.1213/01.ane.0000221436.92700.8e

NEUROSURGICAL ANESTHESIA

Induction of Hypothermia After Intraoperative Hypoxic Brain Insult

David L. McDonagh, MD, Idi N. Allen, MD, John C. Keifer, MD, and David S. Warner, MD

From the Duke University Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Durham, North Carolina.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to David L. McDonagh, MD, DUMC Box 3094, Durham, NC 27710. Address e-mail to david.mcdonagh{at}duke.edu.

Hypoxic brain injury can be a devastating complication of anesthesia. Fortunately, it has become increasingly rare. Here we report a case of suspected intraoperative hypoxic brain injury treated with moderate hypothermia. Anesthesiologists should be aware of the option of using this therapy and how to employ it in the setting of suspected hypoxic brain injury.




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