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Daniel Ian Bromage1, Andrew Padkin
1Cardiology Department, Great Western Hospital, Swindon, UK. danbromage@doctors.org.uk
Abstract:
Hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury is an important cause of morbidity and mortality following both in- and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Despite significant advances in critical care the only intervention proven to increase survival rates after cardiac arrest is mild hypothermia. The authors present a case describing the use of therapeutic hypothermia after ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest, including its indications and contra-indications, and the techniques that can be used to induce it.
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