NEWS:
A cool way...literally...to help cardiac arrest victims: Read about the Delaware Office of Emergency Services' mobile therapeutic hypothermia.
Freezing the Heart to Save the Life: See the recent Popular Science article profiling the work of the Dr. Lance Becker, Dr. Benjamin Abella, and the Center for Resuscitation Science.
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 28 protocols in our database, as of March 25th, 2009.
Click below to see HUP's hypothermia protocol:
View hypothermia algorithm (PDF)
Post-Resuscitation Care/Therapeutic Hypothermia
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)
Hypothermia Training Institute At Penn
The Center for Resuscitation Science at the University of Pennsylvania is hosting several Hypothermia Training Institute's starting in early 2010. Click here or click on the banner above for more information.
Hospitals That Provide Therapeutic Hypothermia
Click here for a list of hospitals in the United States that provide therapeutic hypothermia.
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The Center for Resuscitation Science was proud to partner with the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association for their first-ever Annual Meeting. To learn more about this exciting organization, please click the banner below.
