Indication for mild therapeutic hypothermia based on an initial Glasgow Coma Scale motor score
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Published on: November 9, 2018
Toru Hifumi1, Kenya Kawakita1, Tomoya Okazaki1
1Emergency Medical Center, Kagawa University Hospital, 1750-1 Ikenobe Miki, Kita, Kagawa 761-0793 Japan.
Abstract:
Although neurological evaluation using the Glasgow Coma Scale motor score is mandatory for post-cardiac arrest patients, further study is required to determine if this score can be used as an indicator for mild therapeutic hypothermia. Although the current study conducted by Natsukawa et al. presents interesting data, there are some critical issues regarding study design, selection bias, and interpretation of study results that should be pointed out.

