Therapeutic hypothermia and temperature management
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Ther Hypothermia Temp Manag · Sep 2013
Bullous Lesions After Use of a Commercial Therapeutic Hypothermia Temperature Management System: A Possible Burn Injury?
Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) is a novel technique for improving the likelihood of survival with good neurologic outcome after cardiopulmonary arrest. While commercial temperature management systems (TMS) are intended to facilitate cooling of the body during TH, their operation also involves body exposure to heat. ⋯ The patient developed bullous lesions on the thigh and torso suspected to constitute a scald burn injury from the TMS. Clinicians must be aware of this important adverse event when providing TH, especially in the setting of concurrent hemodialysis therapy.
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Ther Hypothermia Temp Manag · Sep 2013
Postarrest targeted temperature management immediately following craniotomy-a case report.
Therapeutic hypothermia or targeted temperature management (TTM) has been shown to improve survival and neurological outcome after cardiac arrest. TTM is not frequently utilized in the postoperative setting because of the concern for exacerbation of bleeding. We present the case of a 65-year-old man who had a cardiac arrest during craniotomy for a brain tumor resection. ⋯ Repeat imaging revealed no additional bleeding. The patient was discharged with a cerebral performance category of 1 to an acute rehabilitation center 11 days following his cardiac arrest. This case highlights the need for further consideration of TTM in the postoperative cardiac arrest population.