title: Targeted temperature management: It is not yet time to change your target temperature.
abstract: Clinical question In unconscious patients of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, does targeted temperature management to 36°C (96.8°F) improve outcomes compared to the standard target of 32°C-34°C (89.6°F-93.2°F)? Article chosen Nielson N, Wetterslev J, Cronberg T, et al. Targeted temperature management at 33°C versus 36°C after cardiac arrest. N Engl J Med 2013;369:2197-2206.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine which temperature, 33°C (91.4°F) or 36°C (96.8°F), is associated with lower mortality and better neurologic function after cardiac arrest.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Emergency Medicine,Queen's University,Kingston,ON.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Clinkard
authors.affiliation: *Department of Emergency Medicine,Queen's University,Kingston,ON.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cameron
authors.affiliation: *Department of Emergency Medicine,Queen's University,Kingston,ON.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Howes
authors.affiliation: ‡Division of Critical Care Medicine,Department of Medicine,Western University,London,ON.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ball
mesh_terms: D001831:Body Temperature / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D058687:Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Cardiac Arrest; Target Temperature; Therapeutic Hypothermia