Therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest.

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8211489 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0730-4625 (Print) Linking ISSN: 07304625 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Dimens Crit Care Nurs

Publication: Hagerstown, MD : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Original Publication: [Philadelphia, PA] : Lippincott, [c1982-

Critical Care/*methods ; Heart Arrest/*therapy ; Hypothermia, Induced/*methods; Body Temperature Regulation ; Clinical Protocols ; Conscious Sedation ; Contraindications ; Evidence-Based Medicine ; Health Services Needs and Demand ; Heart Arrest/metabolism ; Heart Arrest/physiopathology ; Humans ; Hypothermia, Induced/nursing ; Monitoring, Physiologic/nursing ; Nurse's Role ; Nursing Assessment ; Patient Selection ; Rewarming/nursing ; Treatment Outcome

Recent evidence supports the use of therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest. This article reviews recent published studies and describes the pathophysiology of hypothermia. Nurses need to understand the physiology of hypothermia to provide care for patients receiving therapeutic hypothermia. A suggested protocol is included to help manage the care of these patients.

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Date Created: 20060323 Date Completed: 20060525 Latest Revision: 20191026

20240829

10.1097/00003465-200603000-00007

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