NEWS:
11-7-2007
Hypothermia research profiled in JAMA:
Researchers Warm Up to Hypothermia Use After Cardiac and Brain Trauma.
Tracy Hampton.
JAMA. 2007;298(17):1994-1995
(click here for a PDF version)
PROTOCOLS:
We have 24 protocols in our database, updated as of June 9, 2008
Click below to see HUP's hypothermia protocol:
View hypothermia algorithm (PDF)
Welcome
These pages are intended for use by physicians, nurses and other health care professionals who are interested in the care of patients after they are resuscitated from cardiac arrest. While Advanced Cardiopulmonary Life Support (ACLS) guidelines provide consensus information on the recognition and treatment of cardiac arrest in the form of “links” in the “chain of survival”, the care of patients after resuscitation remains a “missing link”. It is hoped that these pages will contribute towards filling this void.
At the present time, the most important specific treatment for a patient surviving cardiac arrest may be the induction of therapeutic hypothermia. A number of animal and clinical studies have supported the use of this treatment, and
international guidelines have been published regarding the use of this exciting new modality.
The majority of content on these resource pages focus on therapeutic hypothermia and practical issues of how hospitals can develop protocols for use.
Questions or comments can be directed to Benjamin Abella, MD, MPhil (benjamin.abella@uphs.upenn.edu) or David F. Gaieski, MD (gaieskid@ uphs.upenn.edu)