Therapeutic hypothermia after out of hospital cardiac arrest improve 1-year survival rate for selective patients.

BACKGROUND:Therapeutic Hypothermia (TH) is a standard of care after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Previous reports failed to prove a significant benefit for survival or neurological outcomes. We examined whether the proper selection of patients would enhance treatment efficacy. METHOD:We co...

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Main Authors: Ofir Koren, Ehud Rozner, Sawsan Yosefia, Yoav Turgeman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226956