Treatment of Comatose Survivors of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest with Induced Hypothermia

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Authors

Stephen Bernard · Dandenong Hospital

Timothy W. Gray · Monash Medical Centre

Michael Buist · Dandenong Hospital

Bruce M Jones

William Silvester · Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital

Geoff Gutteridge · Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital

Karen Smith · Monash University

Abstract

Our preliminary observations suggest that treatment with moderate hypothermia appears to improve outcomes in patients with coma after resuscitation from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Thermal Regulation in Medicine Disaster Response and Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 346, Issue 8, pp. 557-563

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa003289

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