Prognosis of deeply comatose patients on ventilators.

Induced hypothermia in comatose survivors of asphyxia: a case series of 14 consecutive cases.

BACKGROUND Induced hypothermia is widely used for comatose survivors of cardiac arrest. Other causes of hypoxic brain injury carry a poor prognosis when treated using traditional methods. At our hospital, hypothermia has also been used for the management of all comatose survivors of asphyxiation. The aim of the present study was to report the results of the management of these patients. METHO...

Effect of auditory and tactile stimulation by family members on the level of consciousness in comatose patients: A quasi-experimental study

Background & Aim: Decreased level of consciousness is one of the life-threatening complications associated with brain injuries. The aim of the study was to explore the effect of auditory and tactile stimulation by a family member on patients’ consciousness level. Methods & Materials: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 80 comatose patients with traumatic brain injury hospitalized in...

Effect of Auditory Stimulation by Recitation of Prayers (Azan) on Consciousness Level of Comatose Patients: a Clinical Trial

Background and Objectives: Traumatic brain injury and resulted coma are major causes of death and disability. Coma stimulation techniques are recently proposed to improve coma status. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of hearing Azan on level of consciousness among patients. Materials and Methods: In this clinical trial, 33 patients with coma were randomly divided into two interven...

Effect of Auditory Stimulation with Occupational Noise on the Consciousness Level of Comatose Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Clinical Trial Study

Effects of Organized Auditory Stimulation by Familiar Voice on Blood Pressure and Body Temperature in Comatose Patients

Introduction: Brain injury induced coma is the main cause of hospitalization of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) and their consequent stressful physiological complications, which can be prevented using sensory stimulation as a therapeutic method. Nevertheless, identifying and using the optimal sensory stimulation program is crucial. Objective: The present study was conducted to de...