Targeted temperature management in cardiac arrest patients with a non-shockable rhythm: A national perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Retrospective studies have shown conflicting benefit of utilizing targeted temperature management (TTM) in cardiac arrest (CA) patients with a non-shockable rhythm and presently there is only one randomized trial in this realm. We sought to determine trends and outcomes of TTM utilization in these patients from a large nationally representative United States population database.

Methods and results

Data were derived from National Inpatient Sample (NIS) from January 2006 to December 2013. All patients were identified using the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes. Patients with evidence of shockable rhythm (ventricular tachycardia, ventricular flutter and ventricular fibrillation) were excluded. Trends in

SUBMITTER: Khan MZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7457429 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature