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Temperature and duration targets during post-arrest care: choosing the right prescription for the right patient

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Targeted temperature management (TTM) was established as a key post-arrest therapy after the publication of two randomized trials in 2002 (1,2). Both trials showed improvement in favorable neurologic outcomes characterized by Cerebral Performance Categories (CPC) score of 1–2 and a lower 6-month mortality with the use of TTM after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) from ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia (VF/VT).

Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease

DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2017.12.26

Authors: John C. Greenwood, Abhishek Bhardwaj, Benjamin S. Abella

Institution: University of Pennsylvania

Language: English

Topic: Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation

Subfield: Emergency Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania, National Institutes of Health, Medtronic Foundation