SMJ articles in the category "therapeutic"

Original Article

Predictors of Poor Neurologic Outcome in Patients Undergoing Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest

Background: Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) has been shown to reduce the degree of anoxic brain injury, decrease mortality, and improve neurologic recovery in patients surviving cardiac arrest. However, there is a paucity of data on potential markers of neurologic outcome that physicians can use in this setting. Methods: A retrospective medical…

Posted in: cardiac arrest 5 hypothermia 3 outcome 13 prognosis 8 resuscitation 5 therapeutic 2

Original Article

Community-Based Application of Mild Therapeutic Hypothermia for Survivors of Cardiac Arrest

Objective: To demonstrate that the application of therapeutic hypothermia is technically feasible in a community-based setting. Background: Implementation of therapeutic hypothermia for survivors of cardiac arrest in the United States has been slow, at least partially because of the perception that this therapy is technically difficult, especially at the community…

Posted in: cardiac arrest 5 community hospital 2 hypothermia 3 outcome 13 therapeutic 2
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