Efficacy of therapeutic hypothermia for neurological salvage in patients with cardiogenic sudden cardiac arrest: the importance of prehospital return of spontaneous circulation.
Conclusion: MTH is associated with favorable neurological outcomes after sudden cardiac arrest, including those with non-shockable rhythms, especially in patients with prehospital ROSC.
PMID: 23995571 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Nippon Medical School - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Shinada T, Hata N, Kobayashi N, Tomita K, Shirakabe A, Tsurumi M, Matsushita M, Okazaki H, Yamamoto Y, Yokoyama S Tags: J Nippon Med Sch Source Type: research
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