Use of hypothermia for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors: a single-centre experience

• DOI: 10.1186/cc6595
• Publication Date: 2012-05-15T10:04:36Z
• Authors: A Gupta; S Morrish; E Thomas
• Keywords: Targeted temperature management; Clinical death; Hospital discharge

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients have a poor prognosis. Recent randomised controlled trials shown that moderate hypothermia improves neurologic outcome and survival in selected after [1]. Therapeutic is now recommended by the ALS Task Force of ILCOR incorporated American European resuscitation guidelines for postresuscitation care.