Objectives: Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) has been shown to improve survival and neurological outcome in patients resuscitated after out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) from ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia (VF/VT). We evaluated the effects of using a TH protocol in a large community hospital emergency department (ED) for all patients with neurological impairment after resuscitated OHCA regardless of presenting rhythm. We hypothesized improved mortality and neurological outcomes without increased complication rates.
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تاريخ نشر
2010
عنوان
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
شماره جلد
11/4
نام شخص به منزله سر شناسه - (مسئولیت معنوی درجه اول )