Therapeutic hypothermia

• On the morning of June 10, 58-year-old Bill Van Vianen went for a routine run near his home at the picturesque Dodge Park in Sterling Heights; the beginning of a day that was to include watching his grandson compete in a sporting event.
(Macomb Daily)
• Three hours after arriving at the hospital, doctors cool her body to approximately 90 degrees Fahrenheit (in a treatment known as therapeutic hypothermia, used to prevent brain damage).
(The Stir)
• A mother and her child were doing fine 3 years after the woman received therapeutic hypothermia following a cardiac arrest during pregnancy, a case report showed.
(MedPage Today)
• Its called therapeutic hypothermia, and it involves cooling the patients body using cold IV saline, cooling blankets or ice packs. A day later, doctors slowly re-warm the patient. (For more on therapeutic hypothermia, see http://reut.rs/edTRww.
(msnbc.com)
• Objectives The aim of the study was to assess the influence of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and therapeutic hypothermia (TH) on long-term prognosis.
(Medscape News)
• Other emergency treatment studies now being planned at U-M with collaborators from throughout the country with adaptive design include one for therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest, and hypothermia after spinal cord trauma.
(News-Medical.Net)
• Caleb was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he has been undergoing therapeutic hypothermia protocol, a cooling of his body temperature, in an effort to reduce brain damage and swelling.
(WTVF)
• Ventricular fibrillation was the initial cardiac rhythm in 39 of the men. All patients received therapeutic hypothermia. Thirty patients awoke at a median of 41 hours after cardiac arrest.
(Medscape News)
• This report suggests that with prudent clinical judgment, vigilance and a dedicated multi-disciplinary team, therapeutic hypothermia can be offered to pregnant women who survive cardiac arrest.
(PR Newswire)
• Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center is rolling out therapeutic-induced hypothermia treatment this summer, which the American Heart Association endorses.
(Daytona Beach News-Journal)