[Therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest--status].
Induced hypothermia in comatose patients resuscitated from cardiac arrest improves survival and neurological outcome when the initial rhythm is ventricular fibrillation. Results from 26 patients treated with early prehospital cooling, continued in hospital with cold fluids and body surface cooling, are presented. Sixteen patients had no or only minor neurological defects at discharge. Thirteen of 17 patients treated for ventricular fibrillation had a good cerebral outcome at discharge. Two patients had minor complications resulting from the treatment.
Thoraxanaestesiologisk Klinik, Afsnit 4142, og Hjertemedicinsk Klinik B, Hjertecentret. tiho@dadlnet.dk
Tina Ingrid
TI
Horsted
Michael C J
MC
Wanscher
Lars Simon
LS
Rasmussen
Freddy Knudsen
FK
Lippert
Jesper
J
Kjaergaard
Christian
C
Hassager
D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome