Hypothermia to Prevent High Intracranial Pressure in Patients With Acute Liver Failure

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

50

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 31, 2005

Primary Completion Date

January 31, 2011

Study Completion Date

June 30, 2011

Conditions
Acute Liver FailureIntracranial Hypertension
Interventions
DEVICE

Hypothermia by the use of Blanketrol II, Cincinnati Sub-Zero

The patients are placed on a cooling mattress and body-core temperature is regulated to 33° C.

Trial Locations (4)

2100

Department of hepatology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen

60610

Division of Hepatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago

Unknown

Dept. of Intensive Care, Birmingham

Institute for Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, London

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

University Hospital Birmingham

OTHER

collaborator

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

OTHER

lead

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

OTHER

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