• J Med Assoc Thai · Dec 2011

    Case Reports

    Initial experience of therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest with surface cooling method in Thammasat Chalerm Prakiat Hospital: two cases report.

    • Akeruetai Suwannakin and Sombat Muengtaweepongsa.
    • Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand.
    • J Med Assoc Thai. 2011 Dec 1;94 Suppl 7:S190-3.

    ObjectiveTherapeutic hypothermia is a recommended treatment by standard guidelines for patients after cardiac arrest but it is not distinguished in Thailand. The present report aimed to demonstrate feasibility of its use in Thailand.Case ReportTwo cases of patients after cardiac arrest treated with therapeutic hypothermia are reported. Surface cooling method with Arctic Sun system was applied in both cases. Core temperature curve and serial laboratory parameters are also reported.ConclusionThis initial experience of therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest with surface cooling method implicates feasibility of its use in Thailand.

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