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Purpose. Therapeutic mild hypothermia (TMH) is indicated for comatose survivors of an out-ofhospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) to improve general outcome. Although widely used, there are not many reports on its use on a critical care unit (CCU) or on the comparison of cooling methods.
Methods. In a retrospective analysis covering January 2005 to December 2006, 75 consecutive comatose subjects post-OHCA due to ventricular fibrillation and nonventricular fibrillation rhythms (asystole/pulseless electrical activity) were studied in a single tertiary PCI centre. Subjects treated with conventional post-resuscitation care without TMH served as controls (n=26; Jan 2005–Sep 2005). Outcome from controls at hospital discharge was compared with subjects treated with TMH (n=49; Oct 2005–Dec 2006). During the study period, TMH was induced by either external (n=25; Oct 2005–Feb 2006) or endovascular (n=24; Mar 2006–Dec 2006) approach.
Results. Besides more females in the control group, there were no major differences in baseline characteristics present between all groups. TMH improved survival (OR 0.36 [0.13–0.95], p<0.05) and neurological outcome (OR 0.23 [0.07–0.70], p<0.01). After subanalysis, TMH-improved outcome did not differ between the two cooling methods used. However, the times to reach TMH and normothermia were shorter with the endovascular approach.
Conclusion. TMH induced on a CCU improves survival and neurological outcome after post-OHCA coma. TMH by endovascular approach was more feasible compared with external cooling, but the two cooling methods did not result in a different outcome. (Neth Heart J 2009;17:378–84.)
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Ferreira, I.A., Schutte, M., Oosterloo, E. et al. Therapeutic mild hypothermia improves outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. NHJL 17, 378–384 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03086288
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