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. 2016 Jun 1;33(11):1047–1053. doi: 10.1089/neu.2015.4033

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.