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Targeted Temperature Management After Cardiac Arrest
2020 11 Jan
Post-anoxic brain damage after cardiac arrest is a complex condition that is managed through targeted temperature management (TTM) as it is currently the only neuroprotective intervention recommended after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). However, experts have raised concerns about the level of evidence supporting this intervention. Two early... Read more
Targeted Temperature Management: HYPERION Trial
2019 11 Oct
Moderate therapeutic hypothermia is recommended in patients with persistent coma after resuscitated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in order to improve neurologic outcomes. But its effectiveness in patients with nonshockable rhythm still remains unclear. Findings from the HYPERION Trial were presented at the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine... Read more
Prognostication Following Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
2017 28 May
This article reviews the current evidence on prognostication after cardiac arrest. Post-resuscitation care has developed and evolved significantly since 2003, following recommendations by the Advanced Life Support task force of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation to implement therapeutic hypothermia (TH) in unconscious survivors... Read more
Targeted Temperature Management: Intravascular vs. Surface Cooling
2016 06 Dec
Targeted temperature management (TTM) is recommended after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and may be achieved using either intravascular or surface cooling devices. Results of a review published in Critical Care show that there was no difference in adverse events, mortality or poor neurological outcomes between patients treated with intravascular and... Read more
Neuroprotective Measures Improve Outcomes in Patients after Cardiac Arrest
2015 06 Apr
According to an article published by JAMA Neurology, patients with cardiac arrest (CA) who received targeted body-temperature management in intensive care units in Europe and Australia as a neuroprotective measure had an improved quality of life and cognitive function. The primary cause of death for patients in ICUs after a cardiac arrest is brain... Read more