Induction and maintenance of therapeutic hypothermia after pediatric cardiac arrest: efficacy of a surface cooling protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the feasibility, effectiveness, side effects, and adverse events associated with a standardized surface cooling protocol. Induced therapeutic hypothermia after pediatric cardiac arrest is an important intervention.

Design

Prospective intervention trial.

Setting

Urban, tertiary care children's hospital.

Patients

Twelve pediatric cardiac arrest survivors.

Interventions

Standardized surface cooling protocol.

Measurements and main results

Patients (age: median, 1.5 yrs; interquartile range, 0.5-6.25; cardiopulmonary resuscitation duration: median, 18 mins; interquartile range, 10-45) were cooled by a standard surface cooling protocol for rapid induction and maintenance of goal rectal temperature (T) 32°C-34°C for 24 hrs, with prosp

SUBMITTER: Topjian A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3740551 | biostudies-literature | 2011 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature