Cooling Therapy For Cardiac Arrest Survivors Is As Cost-effective As Accepted Treatments

The cost effectiveness of post-resuscitation therapeutic hypothermia is comparable to widely accepted treatments for other medical conditions. Lowering the body temperature of cardiac arrest patients can reduce death and disability if they survive out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation, but hospitals have not widely adopted the treatment. Researchers say from a societal perspective, the benefits of post-resuscitation hypothermia justify its costs.

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