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  • Dimens Crit Care Nurs · Mar 2006

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    Therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest.

    • Patricia A Keresztes and Katie Brick.
    • Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN, USA. TKeresztes@comcast.net
    • Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2006 Mar 1;25(2):71-6.

    AbstractRecent 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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