title: Indication for mild therapeutic hypothermia based on an initial Glasgow Coma Scale motor score.
abstract: Although neurological evaluation using the Glasgow Coma Scale motor score is mandatory for post-cardiac arrest patients, further study is required to determine if this score can be used as an indicator for mild therapeutic hypothermia. Although the current study conducted by Natsukawa et al. presents interesting data, there are some critical issues regarding study design, selection bias, and interpretation of study results that should be pointed out.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Medical Center, Kagawa University Hospital, 1750-1 Ikenobe Miki, Kita, Kagawa 761-0793 Japan.
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hifumi
authors.affiliation: Emergency Medical Center, Kagawa University Hospital, 1750-1 Ikenobe Miki, Kita, Kagawa 761-0793 Japan.
authors.forename: Kenya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawakita
authors.affiliation: Emergency Medical Center, Kagawa University Hospital, 1750-1 Ikenobe Miki, Kita, Kagawa 761-0793 Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okazaki
authors.affiliation: Emergency Medical Center, Kagawa University Hospital, 1750-1 Ikenobe Miki, Kita, Kagawa 761-0793 Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Egawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 USA.
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.affiliation: Senri Critical Care Medical Center, Osaka Saiseikai Senri Hospital, 1-1-6 Tsukumodai, Suita city, Osaka Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Natsukawa
authors.affiliation: Senri Critical Care Medical Center, Osaka Saiseikai Senri Hospital, 1-1-6 Tsukumodai, Suita city, Osaka Japan.
authors.forename: Hirotaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sawano