title: [Therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest saves more lives!].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Anestesiavdelingen, Kirurgisk divisjon, Ullevål universitetssykehus 0407 Oslo. kjetil.sunde@ioks.uio.no
authors.forename: Kjetil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sunde
authors.forename: Eldar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Søreide
authors.forename: Dag
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jacobsen
authors.forename: Petter Andreas
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Steen
mesh_terms: 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