The current temperature: A survey of post-resuscitation care across Australian and New Zealand intensive care units.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Targeted temperature management (TTM) in post-resuscitation care has changed dramatically over the last two decades. However, uptake across Australian and New Zealand (NZ) intensive care units (ICUs) is unclear. We aimed to describe post-resuscitation care in our region, with a focus on TTM, and to gain insights into clinician's opinions about the level of evidence supporting TTM.

Methods

In December 2017, we sent an online survey to 163 ICU medical directors in Australia (n ​= ​141) and NZ (n ​= ​22).

Results

Sixty-one ICU medical directors responded (50 from Australia and 11 from NZ). Two respondents were excluded from analysis as their Private ICUs did not admit post-arrest patients. The majority of remaining respondents stated their ICU followed a post-resusci

SUBMITTER: Bray JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8244479 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature