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Getting Chilly Quickly 2…. Early hypothermia for ROSC?

By Gareth Hardy / December 2, 2012

Should cooling begin during cardiac arrest rather than after circulation returns? This 2012 discussion explores the rationale for intra-arrest hypothermia, the limited human and animal evidence then available, and the author’s argument for trying an earlier approach despite that uncertainty.

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Getting Chilly Quickly at St.Emlyn’s

Does reaching hypothermia sooner after cardiac arrest improve outcomes? This 2012 journal club examines an observational study of cooling times, using its results to explain relative risk, absolute risk and number needed to treat while questioning whether confounding could explain the apparent benefit of later cooling.