Hypothermia underutilized in cardiac arrest cases treated in US hospitals
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 13:30
in Health & Medicine
Therapeutic hypothermia has been proven to reduce mortality and improve neurologic outcomes after a heart attack, yet it was rarely used in a sample of more than 26,000 patients, according to a study published in Therapeutic Hypothermia and Temperature Management, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.