title: Thermodynamic aspects of therapeutic hypothermia.
abstract: Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) is an important treatment for post-cardiac arrest syndrome. Despite its widespread practice, only limited data describe the thermodynamic aspects of heat transfer during TH. This paper reviews the principles of human body heat balance and provides a conceptual model for characterizing heat exchange during TH. The model may provide a framework for computer simulation for improving training in or clinical methods of TH.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine, 619 19th St South, OHB 251, Birmingham, AL 35249, United States.
authors.forename: Sean C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Vanlandingham
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine, 619 19th St South, OHB 251, Birmingham, AL 35249, United States.
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Kurz
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine, 619 19th St South, OHB 251, Birmingham, AL 35249, United States. Electronic address: hwang@uabmc.edu.
authors.forename: Henry E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D001831:Body Temperature / Q000502:physiology; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D013816:Thermodynamics
keywords: Simulation; Temperature; Therapeutic hypothermia; Thermodynamics