Cardiac arrest and therapeutic hypothermia.

Abstract

Therapeutic hypothermia for patients who remain comatose following resuscitation from a cardiac arrest improves both survival and neurologic outcomes. Although this therapy has been incorporated into the guidelines for routine post-resuscitation care and has been in clinical use for over a decade, significant questions and controversies remain. In this review, we discuss these questions in the context of the current evidence and provide a practical framework to help guide clinicians.

• Authors: Michael G Silverman, Benjamin M Scirica
• Journal: Trends in cardiovascular medicine (Trends Cardiovasc Med) Vol. 26 Issue 4 Pg. 337-44 (May 2016) ISSN: 1873-2615 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 26603661 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Body Temperature Regulation
• Heart Arrest (diagnosis, mortality, physiopathology, therapy)
• Humans
• Hypothermia, Induced (adverse effects, mortality)
• Recovery of Function
• Resuscitation (adverse effects, mortality)
• Time Factors
• Treatment Outcome