Therapeutic hypothermia and the risk of infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Observational studies suggest that infections are a common complication of therapeutic hypothermia. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials to examine the risk of infections in patients treated with hypothermia.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Crit Care Med

Title: Critical care medicine

Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

ISSN (Electronic): 1530-0293

ISSN (Print): 0090-3493

Publication date (Electronic): Feb 2014

Volume: 42

Issue: 2

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[1 ] 1Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands. 2Center for Clinical Brain Sciences, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. 3Klinik für Neurologie und Neurogeriatrie, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany.

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DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3182a276e8

PubMed ID: 23989182

SO-VID: e09cc59e-9a55-4a60-9fda-47bc8d83eeee

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