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dc.contributor.authorSaxena, Manoj K-
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Colman-
dc.contributor.authorBillot, Laurent-
dc.contributor.authorBompoint, Severine-
dc.contributor.authorGowardman, John-
dc.contributor.authorRoberts, Jason A-
dc.contributor.authorLipman, Jeffery-
dc.contributor.authorMyburgh, J-
dc.date2015-
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-08T00:20:05Z-
dc.date.available2018-03-08T00:20:05Z-
dc.date.issued2015-
dc.identifier.citationPloS one 2015; 10(12): e0144740-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11055/186-
dc.description.abstractStrategies to prevent pyrexia in patients with acute neurological injury may reduce secondary neuronal damage. The aim of this study was to determine the safety and efficacy of the routine administration of 6 grams/day of intravenous paracetamol in reducing body temperature following severe traumatic brain injury, compared to placebo. A multicentre, randomised, blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial in adult patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Patients were randomised to receive an intravenous infusion of either 1g of paracetamol or 0.9% sodium chloride (saline) every 4 hours for 72 hours. The primary outcome was the mean difference in core temperature during the study intervention period. Forty-one patients were included in this study: 21 were allocated to paracetamol and 20 to saline. The median (interquartile range) number of doses of study drug was 18 (17-18) in the paracetamol group and 18 (16-18) in the saline group (P = 0.85). From randomisation until 4 hours after the last dose of study treatment, there were 2798 temperature measurements (median 73 [67-76] per patient). The mean ± standard deviation temperature was 37.4±0.5°C in the paracetamol group and 37.7±0.4°C in the saline group (absolute difference -0.3°C; 95% confidence interval -0.6 to 0.0; P = 0.09). There were no significant differences in the use of physical cooling, or episodes of hypotension or hepatic abnormalities, between the two groups. The routine administration of 6g/day of intravenous paracetamol did not significantly reduce core body temperature in patients with TBI. Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12609000444280.-
dc.language.isoeng-
dc.subject.meshAcetaminophen-
dc.subject.meshAntipyretics-
dc.subject.meshBody Temperature-
dc.subject.meshBrain Injuries-
dc.subject.meshDouble-Blind Method-
dc.subject.meshFever-
dc.subject.meshInfusions, Intravenous-
dc.titleThe Effect of Paracetamol on Core Body Temperature in Acute Traumatic Brain Injury: A Randomised, Controlled Clinical Trial.-
dc.typeJournal Article-
dc.typeMulticenter Study-
dc.typeRandomized Controlled Trial-
dc.typeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't-
dc.identifier.journaltitlePloS one-
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0144740-
dc.description.pubmedurihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26678710-
dc.identifier.pubmedid26678710-
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