Targeted Temperature Management for Comatose Survivors of Cardiac Arrest
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- 23 September 2010
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 363 (13) , 1256-1264
Abstract
A 62-year-old man collapses on the street and is found to be in cardiac arrest. He is resuscitated at the scene by emergency medical personnel, but he is comatose. Targeted temperature management, which involves cooling the patient to a core body temperature of 32 to 34°C for 24 hours, is recommended.Keywords
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