Therapeutic hypothermia for neuroprotection.
This review briefly discusses induced therapeutic hypothermia (TH), which represents the intentional induction of a lowered core body temperature of 35 degrees C or less. The focus is on resuscitative or postarrest hypothermia, the data that support it, and the practical issues pertaining to TH implementation.
Dine
C Jessica
CJ
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Abella
Benjamin S
BS
D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000517:prevention & control; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004501:Education, Medical; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D010243:Paralysis / Q000139:chemically induced; D012768:Shivering