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Induced hypothermia in traumatic brain injury: considering the conflicting results of meta-analyses and moving forward

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  1. Department of Intensive Care, Medical Center, VU University, P.O. Box 7057, 1007 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Kees H. Polderman

  2. Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., USA

    E. Wesley Ely

  3. Tennessee Valley VA Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Nashville, Tenn., USA

    E. Wesley Ely

  4. Neuroscience ICU, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center, University of Mississippi, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39216, USA

    Ahmed E. Badr

  5. Department of Intensive Care, Medical Center, VU University, P.O. Box 7057, 1007 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Armand R. J. Girbes

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Polderman, K.H., Ely, E.W., Badr, A.E. et al. Induced hypothermia in traumatic brain injury: considering the conflicting results of meta-analyses and moving forward. Intensive Care Med 30, 1860–1864 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-004-2383-5

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