Two independent studies have shown that early treatment with induced hypothermia protects from neurological sequels after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (NEJM 2002 346(8): 549-556, 557-563). The importance of therapeutic hypothermia is supported by the advisory statement from the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR), which was published recently (Resuscitation 57 (2003) 231-235, Circulation, 2003; 108:118-121).
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First report from the Hypothermia Network:
Outcome, timing and adverse events in therapeutic hypothermia after
out-
of-hospital cardiac arrest
N. NIELSEN, J. HOVDENES, F. NILSSON, S. RUBERTSSON, P. STAMMET, K.
SUNDE, F. VALSSON, M. WANSCHER and H. FRIBERG for the Hypothermia Network Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 2009; 53: 926?934
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