title: Therapeutic hypothermia in the postresuscitation patient: the development and implementation of an evidence-based protocol for the emergency department.
abstract: Studies have shown that therapeutic hypothermia (TH) improves outcomes in patients who have experienced a cardiac arrest (; ). This article discusses TH and the process used by one emergency department to develop and implement an evidence-based protocol on TH for the postresuscitation patient.
authors.affiliation: Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, IL 60005, USA.
authors.forename: Zeb
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Koran
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D007318:Inservice Training; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014481:United States