Naseri Alavi Seyed Ahmd, Habibi Mohammad Amin, Majdi Alireza, Hajikarimloo Bardia, Rashidi Farhang, Fathi Tavani Sahar, Minaee Poriya, Eazi Seyed Mohammad, Kobets Andrew J
Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30033, USA.
Department of Neurosurgery, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14399, Iran.
Children (Basel). 2024 Jun 7;11(6):701. doi: 10.3390/children11060701.
Prior guidelines recommended maintaining normothermia following traumatic brain injury (TBI), but recent studies suggest therapeutic hypothermia as a viable option in pediatric cases. However, some others demonstrated a higher mortality rate. Hence, the impact of hypothermia on neurological symptoms and overall survival remains contentious.
We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the effects of hypothermia on neurological outcomes in pediatric TBI patients. The PubMed/Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were searched until 1 January 2024 and data were analyzed using appropriate statistical methods.
A total of eight studies, comprising nine reports, were included in this analysis. Our meta-analysis did not reveal significant differences in mortality (RR = 1.58; 95% CI = 0.89-2.82, = 0.055), infection (RR = 0.95: 95% CI = 0.79-1.1, = 0.6), arrhythmia (RR = 2.85: 95% CI = 0.88-9.2, = 0.08), hypotension (RR = 1.54: 95% CI = 0.91-2.6, = 0.10), intracranial pressure (SMD = 5.07: 95% CI = -4.6-14.8, = 0.30), hospital length of stay (SMD = 0.10; 95% CI = -0.13-0.3, = 0.39), pediatric intensive care unit length of stay (SMD = 0.04; 95% CI = -0.19-0.28, = 0.71), hemorrhage (RR = 0.86; 95% CI = 0.34-2.13, = 0.75), cerebral perfusion pressure (SMD = 0.158: 95% CI = 0.11-0.13, = 0.172), prothrombin time (SMD = 0.425; 95% CI = -0.037-0.886, = 0.07), and partial thromboplastin time (SMD = 0.386; 95% CI = -0.074-0.847, = 0.10) between the hypothermic and non-hypothermic groups. However, the heart rate was significantly lower in the hypothermic group (-1.523 SMD = -1.523: 95% CI = -1.81--1.22 < 0.001).
Our findings challenge the effectiveness of therapeutic hypothermia in pediatric TBI cases. Despite expectations, it did not significantly improve key clinical outcomes. This prompts a critical re-evaluation of hypothermia's role as a standard intervention in pediatric TBI treatment.
先前的指南建议创伤性脑损伤(TBI)后维持正常体温,但最近的研究表明治疗性低温在儿科病例中是一种可行的选择。然而,其他一些研究显示死亡率更高。因此,低温对神经症状和总体生存的影响仍存在争议。
我们进行了一项系统评价和荟萃分析,以评估低温对儿科TBI患者神经结局的影响。检索了PubMed/Medline、Scopus和Web of Science数据库直至2024年1月1日,并使用适当的统计方法分析数据。
本分析共纳入八项研究,包括九份报告。我们的荟萃分析未发现低温组和非低温组在死亡率(RR = 1.58;95%CI = 0.89 - 2.82,P = 0.055)、感染(RR = 0.95:95%CI = 0.79 - 1.1,P = 0.6)、心律失常(RR = 2.85:95%CI = 0.88 - 9.2,P = 0.08)、低血压(RR = 1.54:95%CI = 0.91 - 2.6,P = 0.10)、颅内压(SMD = 5.07:95%CI = -4.6 - 14.8,P = 0.30)、住院时间(SMD = 0.10;95%CI = -0.13 - 0.3,P = 0.39)、儿科重症监护病房住院时间(SMD = 0.04;95%CI = -0.19 - 0.28,P = 0.71)、出血(RR = 0.86;95%CI = 0.34 - 2.13,P = 0.75)、脑灌注压(SMD = 0.158:95%CI = 0.11 - 0.13,P = 0.172)、凝血酶原时间(SMD = 0.425;95%CI = -0.037 - 0.886,P = 0.07)和活化部分凝血活酶时间(SMD = 0.386;95%CI = -0.074 - 0.847,P = 0.10)方面存在显著差异。然而,低温组的心率显著更低(SMD = -1.523:95%CI = -1.81 - -1.22,P < 0.001)。
我们的研究结果对儿科TBI病例中治疗性低温的有效性提出了质疑。尽管有预期,但它并未显著改善关键临床结局。这促使对低温作为儿科TBI治疗标准干预措施的作用进行批判性重新评估。