• Am J Nurs · Jul 2012

    Therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest.

    • Jessica L Erb, Marilyn Hravnak, and Jon C Rittenberger.
    • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital, PA, USA. erbjl@upmc.edu
    • Am J Nurs. 2012 Jul 1;112(7):38-44; quiz 46,45.

    OverviewIrreversible brain damage and death are common outcomes after cardiac arrest, even when resuscitation is initially successful. Chances for both survival and a good neurologic outcome are improved when mild hypothermia is induced shortly after reperfusion. Unfortunately, this treatment is often omitted from advanced cardiac life support protocols. The authors discuss the efficacy of therapeutic hypothermia, indications and contraindications for its use, various induction methods, associated complications and adverse effects, and nursing care specific to patients undergoing this procedure.

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