Table 2.

Mortality data on patients with malignant middle cerebral artery infarction treated with hypothermia

Authors	Number	Mean age (years)	Mortality in hospital	Mortality up to 3 months	Mortality up to 6 months	Mortality up to 12 months
Schwab et al., 1998 [95]	25	49	44%	48%	NA	NA
Schwab et al., 2001 [134]	50	57	38%	38%	NA	NA
Georgiadis et al., 2001 [99]a	6	65	17%	NA	NA	NA
Milhaud et al., 2005 [94]b	10	52	50%	50%	50%	NA

^aTarget temperature in one patient 34.5°C. ^bTwo patients were excluded in this analysis because they received hemicraniectomy in addition to hypothermia due to worsening of cerebral oedema on day 1 and day 7, respectively; both survived. NA, not available.