Patient No | Age/sex | Diagnosis | Operation | Tv (°C) | Δv–b2 (°C) | Δv–r (°C) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 75/F | SAH | CVD | 39.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
2 | 82/F | AVM | CVD | 38.0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
3 | 77/M | BT | CVD | 38.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
4 | 69/F | BT | CVD | 38.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
5 | 79/M | SAH(NPH) | VPS | 36.7 | 1.0 | −0.1 |
6 | 40/M | SAH(NPH) | VPS | 37.1 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
7 | 50/F | SAH(NPH) | VPS | 37.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
8 | 80/F | SAH(NPH) | VPS | 37.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
9 | 59/F | SAH(NPH) | VPS | 37.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 |
10 | 69/F | SAH(NPH) | VPS | 37.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
11 | 73/F | SAH(NPH) | VPS | 36.6 | 2.7 | −0.1 |
12 | 46/M | SAH(NPH) | VPS | 37.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
13 | 69/M | CI(NPH) | VPS | 37.0 | 1.2 | −0.4 |
14 | 64/M | HT(NPH) | VPS | 36.7 | 1.7 | 0.4 |
15 | 76/F | HT(NPH) | VPS | 36.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
16 | 76/M | BT(NPH) | VPS | 37.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
17 | 52/M | BT | VPS | 36.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
18 | 77/F | BT | VPS | 37.2 | 2.3 | 1.0 |
19 | 54/F | BT | VPS | 36.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
20 | 69/M | Thalamic | CVD | 39.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
Haemorrhage | VPS | 37.1 | 1.0 | −0.3 | ||
37.4 (0.83) | 1.2 (0.60) | 0.7 (0.66) |
Tv=ventricular temperature; Δv-b2=the difference between intraventricular temperature and brain temperature at 2 cm depth from the brain surface; Δv-r=the difference between intraventricular and rectal temperatures; SAH=subarachnoid haemorrhage; AVM=arteriovenous malformation; BT=brain tumour; CVD=continuous ventricular drainage; NPH=normal pressure hydrocephalus; VPS=ventriculoperitoneal shunt; CI=cerebral infarction; HT=head truma.