Revista de enfermería (Barcelona, Spain)
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Sudden cardiac death in adults remains a challenge in cardiovascular medicine. Cardiac arrest often drives neurological damage resulting from cerebral hypoxia, causing a series of cellulose tissue alterations that lead to brain injury. Therapeutic hypothermia decreases oxygen demand acting as protection to the brain. ⋯ Hypothermia is a viable therapy for patients who have undergone cardiopulmonary arrest. It is important to make a specific assessment of each case as well as agree the track record of care applied to these patients to subsequently allow their assessment.