Mild hypothermia induction after cardiac arrest using water-circulating cooling device

• Published in: The American journal of emergency medicine Vol. 25; no. 6; pp. 730 - 732
• Main Authors: Miñambres, Eduardo, MD, PhD, González-Castro, Alejandro, MD, Ots, Elsa, MD, Ballesteros, Maria Angeles, MD, Suberviola, Borja, MD, Ortíz-Melón, Fernando, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01-07-2007; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Aged; Body temperature; Cardiac arrest; Cooling; Emergency; Emergency medical care; Heart Arrest - therapy; Heart attacks; Humans; Hypothermia; Hypothermia, Induced - instrumentation; Hypothermia, Induced - methods; Male; Protective equipment
• ISSN: 0735-6757; 1532-8171
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.12.014

[...]the use of therapeutic hypothermia (32-34°C for 12-24 hours) for comatose survivors of cardiac arrest has been endorsed by the American Heart Association and the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation [3]. A variety of techniques such as surface cooling, endovascular catheters, cooling caps/helmets, cool intravascular fluid, and cardiopulmonary bypass have been used to therapeutically lower core body temperature in either clinical or experimental settings [7]. [...]the effectiveness of mild hypothermia could be improved if initiated as soon as possible after return of spontaneous circulation [8].