Medical Hypotheses
Volume 58, Issue 3 , Pages 229-231 , March 2002

Can intubation harm the brain in critical care situations? A new simple technique may provide a method for controlling brain temperature

  • N. Einer-Jensen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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  • K.E. Baptiste

      Affiliations

    • Danish Veterinary Laboratory, Copenhagen, Denmark
    • ,
  • F. Madsen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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  • M.H. Khorooshi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

Received 9 February 2001 ,Accepted 11 July 2001.

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PII: S0306-9877(01)91471-9

doi: 10.1054/mehy.2001.1471

Medical Hypotheses
Volume 58, Issue 3 , Pages 229-231 , March 2002

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