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Therapeutic hypothermia in cocaine-induced cardiac arrest.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18036703     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Therapeutic hypothermia is an exciting new treatment modality that has been shown to have significantly improved outcomes in comatose survivors of cardiac arrest. One of the exclusion criteria of the landmark studies on therapeutic hypothermia was a potential toxin-induced cause of the persistent comatose state and presumably of the cardiac arrest itself. We present the first reported case of a comatose survivor of cocaine-induced cardiac arrest successfully treated with therapeutic hypothermia.
Authors:
Everett T Fuller; Truman J Milling; Brian Price; Karen Spangle
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2007-11-26
Journal Detail:
Title:  Annals of emergency medicine     Volume:  51     ISSN:  1097-6760     ISO Abbreviation:  Ann Emerg Med     Publication Date:  2008 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-01-21     Completed Date:  2008-02-07     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8002646     Medline TA:  Ann Emerg Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  135-7     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Darnall Army Medical Center, Ft. Hood, TX 76544, USA. Everett.fuller@us.army.mil
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Cocaine-Related Disorders / complications*
Coma / therapy
Electrocardiography
Female
Heart Arrest / chemically induced,  therapy*
Humans
Hypothermia, Induced*
Resuscitation / methods*

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