Neurologia medico-chirurgica
Online ISSN : 1349-8029
Print ISSN : 0470-8105
ISSN-L : 0470-8105
Hypothermia Bed System for Stroke Patients —Technical Note—
Shingo KAWAMURAEiichi SUZUKIAkifumi SUZUKINobuyuki YASUI
Author information
JOURNAL FREE ACCESS

1999 Volume 39 Issue 6 Pages 466-470

Details
Abstract

A new hypothermia bed system was used to induce mild hypothermia (33-35°C) in six patients with stroke due to subarachnoid hemorrhage, hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage, or embolic internal carotid artery occlusion. The system bed contained all necessary equipment including a respirator, a cooling unit, physiological monitors, and a storage battery. Surface cooling of the patients was performed using water-circulating blankets, and core temperature was maintained based on bladder temperature and a feedback computer program. During hypothermic therapy, patient transfer and radiological examination including computed tomography and positron emission tomography could be easily and safely performed. Differences between the measured bladder temperature and the target temperature were approximately ±0.1°C. The proposed hypothermia system bed may be useful for serial radiological examination of patients with stroke.

Content from these authors
© The Japan Neurosurgical Society
Previous article
feedback
Top