1Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
2Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
3Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
4Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
5Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
6Barrow Neurological Institute of Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ.
Supported, in part, by the Office of the Dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Consortium: Hypothermia was funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) (NS052478).
Dr. Bell was supported by federal grants from the NINDS (HD0499893, HD08003, NS072308, and NS081041). Dr. Wisniewski was supported by federal grants from the NINDS (NS069247 and NS081041). Dr. Kochanek was supported by federal grants from the NINDS (NS070324 and NS081041). Dr. Beers was supported by federal grants from the NINDS (MH56612, MH085722, and NS081041). Dr. Adelson was supported by federal grants from the NINDS (NS081041).
Dr. Bell received support for article research from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). His institution received grant support from the NINDS. Dr. Chin received grant support from the NIH. Her institution received grant support from the NIMH and NIDDK and is employed by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Wisniewski received support for article research from the NIH. His institution received grant support from the NIH. Dr. Goundappa is employed by the University of Pittsburgh. His institution received grant support from the NIMH and NIDDK. Dr. Kochanek is a co-provisional patent holder on 3 patents, received royalties (Textbook of Critical Care Medicine and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine journal editor), and received support for article research from the NIH. His institution received grant support from the NIH (NIH NS070324 and NS081041), the U.S. Army, and the Laerdal Foundation (Dr. Kochanek has numerous grants under consideration from these entities, including grants for trainee). Dr. Beers received royalties, consulted for GlaxoSmithKline, is employed by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and received support for article research from the NIH. Her institution received grant support from the NINDS and the NIH and provided expert testimony for various law firms (paid to University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Inc). Dr. Brown received support for article research from the NIH. Her institution received grant support, support for travel, and support for participation in review activities from the NINDS. Dr. Adelson consulted for Tramatec, is employed by Phoenix Children's Hospital, provided expert testimony for various medical legal cases, and received royalties from Thieme Publishing. His institution received grant support from the NIH, Codman, and Baxter.
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