title: Safely completed therapeutic hypothermia in postpartum cardiac arrest survivors.
abstract: Recently, therapeutic hypothermia (TH) has been used as one of the most important treatments for post–cardiac arrest care. Although TH induces several complications, it is performed across various medical fields. The following series of case studies describes 2 cases of postpartum cardiac arrest, treated with TH without serious complications. Although 1 patient exhibited coagulopathy and bleeding tendencies, this report suggests further application for TH. Therefore, emergency physicians should consider TH for the treatment of postpartum cardiac arrest.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kyoung Hwan
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: bbukkuk@hanmail.net.
authors.forename: Byung Kook
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Woon
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Jeung
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000628:therapy*; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000628:therapy*