title: Initial experience of therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest with surface cooling method in Thammasat Chalerm Prakiat Hospital: two cases report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Therapeutic hypothermia is a recommended treatment by standard guidelines for patients after cardiac arrest but it is not distinguished in Thailand. The present report aimed to demonstrate feasibility of its use in Thailand.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two cases of patients after cardiac arrest treated with therapeutic hypothermia are reported. Surface cooling method with Arctic Sun system was applied in both cases. Core temperature curve and serial laboratory parameters are also reported.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This initial experience of therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest with surface cooling method implicates feasibility of its use in Thailand.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand.
authors.forename: Akeruetai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suwannakin
authors.forename: Sombat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muengtaweepongsa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D013785:Thailand