Therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest.
نویسندگان
چکیده
Recent evidence supports the use of therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest. This article reviews recent published studies and describes the pathophysiology of hypothermia. Nurses need to understand the physiology of hypothermia to provide care for patients receiving therapeutic hypothermia. A suggested protocol is included to help manage the care of these patients.
منابع مشابه
Use of therapeutic hypothermia after in-hospital cardiac arrest: did the physicians know the guidelines?
OBJECTIVES Formal guidelines recommend that therapeutic hypothermia be considered after in-hospital cardiac arrest. The rate of therapeutic hypothermia use after in-hospital cardiac arrest and details about its implementation are unknown. We aimed to determine the use of therapeutic hypothermia for adult in-hospital cardiac arrest, whether use has increased over time, and to identify factors as...
متن کاملA tertiary care center's experience with therapeutic hypothermia after pediatric cardiac arrest.
OBJECTIVE To describe the use and feasibility of therapeutic hypothermia after pediatric cardiac arrest. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Pediatric tertiary care university hospital. PATIENTS Infants and children (age 1 wk to 21 yrs) without complex congenital heart disease with return of spontaneous circulation after in-hospital or out-of-hospital cardiac arrest from 2000 to 20...
متن کاملTherapeutic Hypothermia for Cardiac Arrest
Targeted temperature management is the key intervention for improving neurological outcomes after cardiac arrest. We discuss new data on the optimal timing and modalities of targeted temperature management. It took nearly half a century, from 1957 to 2002, for therapeutic hypothermia to acquire its current status as a key intervention for improving neurological outcomes in survivors of cardiac ...
متن کاملDevelopment and implementation of a therapeutic hypothermia protocol.
Two randomized controlled trials published in 2002 demonstrated that mild hypothermia induced after resuscitation from cardiac arrest decreased mortality and improved neurologic outcomes. Although therapeutic hypothermia is relatively easy to implement, side effects and special nursing considerations are associated with this therapy. This article discusses the process of developing and implemen...
متن کاملDoes anesthetic provide similar neuroprotection to therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest?
In the previous issue of Critical Care, Meybohm and colleagues provide evidence to support hypothermia as a kind of therapeutic option for patients suffering cardiac arrest. Although anesthetics had been used to induce hypothermia, sevoflurane post-conditioning fails to confer additional anti-inflammatory effects after cardiac arrest. Further research in this area is warranted.
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید
ثبت ناماگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید
ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Dimensions of critical care nursing : DCCN
دوره 25 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006