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Therapeutic hypothermia following resuscitation.
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PMID:  22450742     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The 2010 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Guidelines recommended therapeutic hypothermia for postcardiac arrest syndrome as a beneficial and effective treatment. However, the optimal temperature, method, onset, duration and rewarming rate, and therapeutic window remain unknown. RECENT FINDINGS: Recent animal studies have shown that the sooner cooling is initiated after cardiac arrest, the better the outcome. Induction of hypothermia during cardiac arrest before return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) (intra-arrest cooling) enhances its efficacy. In 2010, the Pre-ROSC IntraNasal Cooling Effectiveness (PRINCE) study and our clinical study of intra-arrest cooling concluded that intra-arrest cooling before ROSC was likely to have neurological benefits while protecting the myocardium for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. SUMMARY: One of the most significant advances in CPR treatment in the past decade is therapeutic hypothermia. Although post-ROSC cooling has been shown to improve neurological outcome for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, intra-arrest cooling during CPR is likely to protect the myocardium from reperfusion injury and enhance neurological benefits.
Authors:
Ken Nagao
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Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2012-3-23
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Title:  Current opinion in critical care     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1531-7072     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2012 Mar 
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Created Date:  2012-3-27     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  9504454     Medline TA:  Curr Opin Crit Care     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology with Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care, Surugadai Nihon University Hospital, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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