Guy W Glover, Richard M Thomas, George Vamvakas, Nawaf Al-Subaie, Jules Cranshaw, Andrew Walden, Matthew P Wise, Marlies Ostermann, Emma Thomas-Jones, Tobias Cronberg, David Erlinge, Yvan Gasche, Christian Hassager, Janneke Horn, Jesper Kjaergaard, Michael Kuiper, Tommaso Pellis, Pascal Stammet, Michael Wanscher, Jørn Wetterslev, Hans Friberg, Niklas Nielsen
BACKGROUND: Targeted temperature management is recommended after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and may be achieved using a variety of cooling devices. This study was conducted to explore the performance and outcomes for intravascular versus surface devices for targeted temperature management after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. METHOD: A retrospective analysis of data from the Targeted Temperature Management trial. N = 934. A total of 240 patients (26%) managed with intravascular versus 694 (74%) with surface devices...
November 26, 2016: Critical Care: the Official Journal of the Critical Care Forum