Spontaneous normothermia compared to mild therapeutic hypothermia in patients after cardiac arrest

Publication

Spontaneous normothermia compared to mild therapeutic hypothermia in patients after cardiac arrest

Conference Paper/Poster - Apr 2, 2010

Hörburger David, Testori Christoph, Sterz Fritz, Anton Laggner, Holzer Michael

Citation

Hörburger D, Testori C, Sterz F, Anton L, Holzer M (2010). Spontaneous normothermia compared to mild therapeutic hypothermia in patients after cardiac arrest.

Type

Conference Paper/Poster (English)

Conference Name

European Resuscitation Council (ERC) Congress 2010 (Porto)

Publisher Proceedings

Resuscitation 81 Supplement

Publication Date

Apr 2, 2010

Pages

S68

Publisher

Elsevier

Brief description/objective

Purpose of the study: Therapeutic hypothermia is a well established method to improve neurological outcome after cardiac arrest. Some studies showing the effectiveness of therapeutic hypothermia were criticised due to patients with fever in the non cooled control group. The effects of spontaneous normothermia compared to mild therapeutic hypothermia in post cardiac arrest patients were studied.