Out-of-hospital therapeutic hypothermia in cardiac arrest victims
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Despite many years of research, outcome after cardiac arrest is dismal. Since 2005, the European Resuscitation Council recommends in its guidelines the use of mild therapeutic hypothermia (32-34°) for 12 to 24 hours in patients successfully resuscitated from card...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-10-01
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| Series: | Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.sjtrem.com/content/17/1/52 |