title: Hypothermia after cardiac arrest: beneficial, but slow to be adopted.
abstract: Survivors of cardiac arrest due to ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation have improved neurologic outcomes if they are cooled to a core body temperature of 32°C to 34°C for 24 hours as soon as possible after reaching the hospital.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. santosh_oommen@hotmail.com
authors: Santosh Samuel
authors: SS
authors: Oommen
authors: Venu
authors: V
authors: Menon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D017741:Survivors; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000150:complications; D013997:Time Factors; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000150:complications