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A comparison of intravascular and surface cooling techniques in comatose cardiac arrest survivors.

Tømte Ø, Drægni T, Mangschau A, Jacobsen D, Auestad B, Sunde K. Crit Care Med, 2011, 39(3):443-9

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This small study begins to examine a very important question.

 

2 studies in the early 2000s found that neurological outcome after out of hospital shockable arrest is improved with surface cooling to 32-34 degrees for 12-24 hours.  Several studies since have...


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