To investigate the clinical characteristics and significance of thrombocytopenia after therapeutic hypothermia in severe traumatic brain injury （TBI）. Methods： Ninety-six .inpatients with severe brain injury were ...To investigate the clinical characteristics and significance of thrombocytopenia after therapeutic hypothermia in severe traumatic brain injury （TBI）. Methods： Ninety-six .inpatients with severe brain injury were randomized into three groups： SBC （ selective brain cooling ） group （ n =24）, MSH （ mild systemic hypothermia ） group （ n = 30）, and control （normothermia） group （n=42）. The platelet counts and prognosis were retrospectively analyzed. Results： Thrombocytopenia was present in 18 （75 % ）, 23 （ 77 % ） and 15 （36 % ） patients in SBC group, MSH group and control group, respectively （P 〈0.01 ）. Thrombocytopenia, in which the minimum platelet count was seen 3 days after hypothermia, showed no significant difference between SBC and MSH group （P 〉 0.05 ）. Most platelet counts （37 cases, 90% ） in hypothermia group were returned to normal level after 1 to 2 days of natural rewarming. The platelet count in SBC group reduced by 16%, 27% and 29% at day 1, 3 and 5 respectively compared with the baseline value. Good recovery （ GOS score 4-5 ） rate of thrombocytopenia 1 year after injury for hypothermia group （ 17 cases, 37 % ） was significantly lower than that of control group （ P 〈 0. 01 ）. Conclnsions： Therapeutic hypothermia increases the incidence of thrombocytopenia in severe TBI, and patients with thrombocytopenia after therapeutic hypothermia are associated with unfavorable neurological prognosis.展开更多
文摘To investigate the clinical characteristics and significance of thrombocytopenia after therapeutic hypothermia in severe traumatic brain injury （TBI）. Methods： Ninety-six .inpatients with severe brain injury were randomized into three groups： SBC （ selective brain cooling ） group （ n =24）, MSH （ mild systemic hypothermia ） group （ n = 30）, and control （normothermia） group （n=42）. The platelet counts and prognosis were retrospectively analyzed. Results： Thrombocytopenia was present in 18 （75 % ）, 23 （ 77 % ） and 15 （36 % ） patients in SBC group, MSH group and control group, respectively （P 〈0.01 ）. Thrombocytopenia, in which the minimum platelet count was seen 3 days after hypothermia, showed no significant difference between SBC and MSH group （P 〉 0.05 ）. Most platelet counts （37 cases, 90% ） in hypothermia group were returned to normal level after 1 to 2 days of natural rewarming. The platelet count in SBC group reduced by 16%, 27% and 29% at day 1, 3 and 5 respectively compared with the baseline value. Good recovery （ GOS score 4-5 ） rate of thrombocytopenia 1 year after injury for hypothermia group （ 17 cases, 37 % ） was significantly lower than that of control group （ P 〈 0. 01 ）. Conclnsions： Therapeutic hypothermia increases the incidence of thrombocytopenia in severe TBI, and patients with thrombocytopenia after therapeutic hypothermia are associated with unfavorable neurological prognosis.
