Implementation of Targeted Temperature Management After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Observations From the Los Angeles County Regional System.

ABSTRACT: Background Despite the benefits of targeted temperature management (TTM) for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest), implementation within the United States remains low. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with TTM use in a large, urban-suburban regional system of care. Methods and Results This was a retrospective analysis from the Los Angeles County regional cardiac system of care serving a population of >10 million residents. All adult patients aged ≥18 years with non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest transported to a cardiac arrest center from April 2011 to August 2017 were included. Patients awake and alert in the emergency department and patients who died in the emergency department before consideration for TTM were excluded. The primary o

SUBMITTER: Hermel M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7955369 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature