title: Approaches for Therapeutic Temperature Management.
abstract: In concert with an evolution toward an increased awareness of the need to tightly manage temperature, the methods used to monitor and manipulate temperature have evolved from mercury-filled glass thermometers, alcohol baths, and ice packs into a high technology-driven multidisciplinary activity. The purpose of this article is to provide a brief overview of the historical development of temperature management and the primary tenets of each of the 3 phases (induction, maintenance, and rewarming), which are now recognized as crucial steps to ensure the safe practice of therapeutic temperature management.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas (Dr Olson and Ms Hoffman). DaiWai M. Olson, PhD, RN, CCRN, is an associate professor of neurology and neurotherapeutics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Jo Hoffman, RN, is a nurse in the cardiovascular intensive care unit at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: DaiWai M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Olson
authors.forename: Jo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hoffman
mesh_terms: D001833:Body Temperature Regulation / Q000502:physiology; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced / Q000266:history / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017694:Rewarming / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods*