Cooling the brain after a head injury reduces the risk of permanent damage. The researcher refuted the effectiveness of methods of treatment, which is used worldwide.
Doctors from around the world actively use the method of cooling the brain in victims of serious head injuries. However, a new study has shown that this technique does not reduce the risk of permanent damage to the body. Hypothermia has been used for decades to treat those who received a head injurybecause it reduces inflammation. And now scientists warn that this method not only takes up valuable treatment time but also increases the likelihood of patients to deal with bleeding and infections.
“From now on, patients should not be exposed to the risk of hypothermia, since we have proved that it is useless, says Professor Jamie Cooper from Monash University in Australia. – The conclusions we made based on the analysis of 511 people from 6 countries who have gone through brain injuries in the period from 2010 to 2017. Some of these patients had received the procedure of hypothermia as soon as possible after admission, similar care is not provided”.
Magicforum reminds that usually the cooling of the body produced by injection of saline ice, which are held in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. Then the body temperature is cooled even more by using oborachivaniya cold sheets in the emergency Department, and this method lasts 4 to 5 days. The study showed that, as during hypothermia, and in its absence, the patients received exactly the same treatment outcomes. (READ MORE)