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Section Type: METHODS

Text: Routine care was standardized, and included the following : head positioning at 30 degrees ; normothermia (96. 8 degrees to 98. 6 degrees F [36 degrees to 37 degrees C]) ; analgesia and sedation with morphine (10 to 30 microg/kg/hr), midazolam (0. 2 to 0. 3 mg/kg/hr), and phenobarbital ; volume-controlled ventilation (PaCO2 of 26. 3 to 30 torr [3. 5 to 4 kPa]) ; and optimal oxygenation (PaO2 of 90 to 105 torr [12 to 14 kPa], oxygen saturation of > 92 %, and hematocrit of > 0. 30).