[Therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest saves more lives!].
To treat patients suffering from cardiac arrest after restoration of spontaneous circulation has been difficult and discouraging, with a high mortality rate. Two independent studies have, however, shown that early treatment with hypothermia increases survival and protects from neurological sequelae after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Recently the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) has published an advisory statement recommending therapeutic hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. In this paper the issue is discussed and the therapy recommended.
Sunde
Kjetil
K
Anestesiavdelingen, Kirurgisk divisjon, Ullevål universitetssykehus 0407 Oslo. kjetil.sunde@ioks.uio.no
Søreide
Eldar
E
Jacobsen
Dag
D
Steen
Petter Andreas
PA
D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality; D003128:Coma / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality; D015996:Survival Rate