Table 1

Patient characteristics (from [5])

Therapeutic hypothermia (n = 20)

Historic control (n = 25)

Age (years)

62 ± 9

67 ± 7

GCS

5 (3 to 10)

8 (3 to 10)

ICH volume on admission (ml)

57 ± 25

59 ± 31

PHE on admission (ml)

49 ± 40

40 ± 28

Number of patients with intraventricular hemorrhage

13

14

ICH, intracerebral hemorrhage; PHE, perihemorrhagic edema.

Kollmar et al. Critical Care 2012 16(Suppl 2):A14   doi:10.1186/cc11272