Endovascular cooling versus standard femoral catheters and intravascular complications: a propensity-matched cohort study

Targeted temperature management (TTM) contributes to improved neurological outcome in adults who have been successfully resuscitated after cardiac arrest with shockable rhythm. Endovascular cooling catheters are widely used to induce and maintain targeted temperature in the ICU. The aim of the study was to compare the risk of complications with cooling catheters and standard central venous catheters.

Source: Resuscitation - December 11, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Olivier Andremont, Damien du Cheyron, Nicolas Terzi, Cedric Daubin, Am élie Seguin, Xavier Valette, Flore-Anne Lecoq, Jean-Jacques Parienti, Bertrand Sauneuf Tags: Clinical paper Source Type: research