• Adv Emerg Nurs J · Apr 2011

    Case Reports

    Implementing the hypothermia protocol: a case study.

    • Lynn Heise.
    • Medical College of Wisconsin, Marquette University College of Nursing, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. lyheise@mcw.edu
    • Adv Emerg Nurs J. 2011 Apr 1;33(2):137-44.

    AbstractThis case study describes a 72-year-old man who complained of epigastric abdominal pain, indigestion, fatigue, and shortness of breath for 2 days. He subsequently sustained a witnessed cardiac arrest with resuscitation and return of circulation. The patient was then placed on therapeutic hypothermia postresuscitation. The following case study incorporates an evidence-based practice protocol supporting the use of therapeutic hypothermia postresuscitation. This article discusses the pathophysiology, use of the hypothermia protocol and also inclusion and exclusion criteria. Educational information within the article provides guidelines for the advanced practice nurse regarding the use of therapeutic hypothermia in resuscitated patients.

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