scholarly journals A protocol of therapeutic mild hypothermia in patients developing cardiac arrest.

Cor et Vasa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roman Škulec ◽  
Jan Bělohlávek ◽  
Vladimír Dytrych ◽  
Tomáš Kovárník ◽  
Jan Horák ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Mild Hypothermia ◽  
Therapeutic Mild Hypothermia

scholarly journals Effect of therapeutic mild hypothermia initiated by cold fluids after cardiac arrest on haemostasis as measured by thrombelastography

Critical Care ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (Suppl 2) ◽  
pp. P378
Author(s):  
A Spiel ◽  
A Kliegel ◽  
A Janata ◽  
T Uray ◽  
C Wandaller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Mild Hypothermia ◽  
Therapeutic Mild Hypothermia

scholarly journals Therapeutic mild hypothermia improves outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 378-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Andrade Ferreira ◽  
M. Schutte ◽  
E. Oosterloo ◽  
W. Dekker ◽  
B. W. Mooi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Mild Hypothermia ◽  
Therapeutic Mild Hypothermia ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Does the evidence support the use of mild hypothermia after cardiac arrest? Yes

BMJ ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 343 (sep22 2) ◽  
pp. d5830-d5830 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. Nolan ◽  
J. Soar
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Mild Hypothermia

scholarly journals Mild hypothermia after cardiac arrest in dogs does not affect postarrest multifocal cerebral hypoperfusion.

Stroke ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 1590-1597 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Oku ◽  
F Sterz ◽  
P Safar ◽  
D Johnson ◽  
W Obrist ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Mild Hypothermia ◽  
Cerebral Hypoperfusion

scholarly journals Our experiences with therapeutic hypothermia

2007 ◽  
Vol 60 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 431-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milovan Petrovic ◽  
Ilija Srdanovic ◽  
Gordana Panic ◽  
Tibor Canji ◽  
Tihomir Miljevic
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Therapeutic Hypothermia ◽  
Neurological Outcome ◽  
Mild Hypothermia ◽  
Acute Myocarditis ◽  
Neuroprotective Effect ◽  
Sudden Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Neurological Recovery ◽  
Global Cerebral Ischemia ◽  
Resuscitation Guidelines

Introduction. The single most important clinically relevant cause of global cerebral ischemia is cardiac arrest. The estimated rate of sudden cardiac arrest is between 40 and 130 cases per 100.000 people per year. Almost 80% of patients initially resuscitated from cardiac arrest remain comatose for more than one hour. One year after cardiac arrest only 10-30% of these patients survive with good neurological outcome. The ability to survive anoxic no-flow states is dramatically increased with protective and preservative hypothermia. The results of clinical studies show a marked neuroprotective effect of mild hypothermia in resuscitation. Material and Methods. In our clinic, 12 patients were treated with therapeutic hypothermia. A combination of intravascular and external method of cooling was used according to the ILCOR (International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation) guidelines. The target temperature was 33oC, while the duration of cooling was 24 hours. After that, passive rewarming was allowed. All patients also received other necessary therapy. Results. Six patients (50%) had a complete neurological recovery. Two patients (16.6%) had partial neurological recovery. Four patients (33.3%) remained comatose. Five patients (41.66%) survived, while 7 (58.33%) patients died. The main cause of cardiac arrest was acute myocardial infarction (91.6%). One patient had acute myocarditis. Conclusion. Mild resuscitative hypothermia after cardiac arrest improves neurological outcome and reduces mortality in comatose survivors. .

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