Table 2.
Duration Related to Admission, Cooling, and Rewarming
| AIS head 3–4 | AIS head 5 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTH (32°C–34°C) | Fever control (35.5°C–37°C) | MTH (32°C–34°C) | Fever control (35.5°C–37°C) | |||||||
| Variable | N | Median (IQR) | N | Median (IQR) | P | N | Median (IQR) | N | Median (IQR) | P |
| Duration from the onset of TBI | ||||||||||
| To admission (min) | 47 | 40 (31–61) | 31 | 42 (28–58) | 0.79 | 36 | 41.5 (30–65) | 15 | 40 (29–54) | 0.75 |
| To start of cooling (min) | 47 | 178 (143–250) | 36 | 193 (133–270) | ||||||
| To 35.5°C | 45 | 270 (210–405) | 34 | 340 (193–504) | ||||||
| To 34°C | 45 | 480 (300–665) | 34 | 540 (363–725) | ||||||
| Duration of cooling (h) | 36 | 74 (67–84) | 27 | 81 (27–85) | ||||||
| Duration of rewarming (h) | 37 | 72 (61–110) | 29 | 84 (48–121) | ||||||
AIS, Abbreviated Injury Score; IQR, interquartile range; MTH, mild therapeutic hypothermia; TBI, traumatic brain injury.