RT Book, Section
A1 Abella, Benjamin S.
A1 Leary, Marion
A2 Hall, Jesse B.
A2 Schmidt, Gregory A.
A2 Kress, John P.
SR Print(0)
ID 1107716164
T1 Therapeutic Hypothermia
T2 Principles of Critical Care, 4e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071738811
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1107716164
RD 2024/04/20
AB Induced  hypothermia  has  been  shown  to  reduce  mortality  when  applied  after  resuscitation  from  cardiac  arrest.Current  guidelines  recommend  induced  hypothermia  for  out-of-hospital  cardiac  arrest  (OHCA)  shockable  rhythms  and  suggest  consideration  of  induced  hypothermia  for  OHCA  nonshockable  rhythms  and  in-hospital  patients.In  unconscious  adults  after  out-of-hospital  cardiac  arrest,  mild  hypothermia  (36°C)  appears  to  be  as  effective  as  more  extreme  hypothermia  (33°C)  with  regard  to  survival  and  neurological  function.Induced  hypothermia  may  have  benefit  for  other  disease  processes  such  as  myocardial  infarction  and  stroke.The  mechanisms  by  which  hypothermia  acts  are  multifaceted  and  a  focus  of  much  current  investigation.