Therapeutic Hypothermia Protocol in a Community Emergency Department

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" Therapeutic Hypothermia Protocol in a Community Emergency Department "
Kulstad, Christine E; Holt, Shannon C; Abrahamsen, Aaron A; Lovell, Elise O

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	934369
Doc. No	:	LA9xk0b2hk
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Kulstad, Christine E; Holt, Shannon C; Abrahamsen, Aaron A; Lovell, Elise O
Title & Author	:	Therapeutic Hypothermia Protocol in a Community Emergency Department [Article]\ Kulstad, Christine E; Holt, Shannon C; Abrahamsen, Aaron A; Lovell, Elise O
Title of Periodical	:	Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
Volume/ Issue Number	:	11/4
Date	:	2010
Abstract	:	Objectives: Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) has been shown to improve survival and neurological outcome in patients resuscitated after out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) from ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia (VF/VT). We evaluated the effects of using a TH protocol in a large community hospital emergency department (ED) for all patients with neurological impairment after resuscitated OHCA regardless of presenting rhythm. We hypothesized improved mortality and neurological outcomes without increased complication rates.