The practice of therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest in France: a national survey.

AIMS: Cardiac arrest is a major health concern worldwide accounting for 375,000 cases per year in Europe with a survival rate of <10%. Therapeutic hypothermia has been shown to improve patients' neurological outcome and is recommended by scientific societies. Despite these guidelines, differ...

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Main Authors: Jean-Christophe Orban, Florian Cattet, Jean-Yves Lefrant, Marc Leone, Samir Jaber, Jean-Michel Constantin, Bernard Allaouchiche, Carole Ichai, AzuRéa group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3458038?pdf=render