Muñoz Daniel, González-Sánchez Juan A
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine Department.
Bol Asoc Med P R. 2007 Oct-Dec;99(4):299-305.
Actually recommended by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR), therapeutic hypothermia has been the only modality shown to improve neurological outcomes after cardiac arrest. This article provides the background for such recommendations as well as: pathophysiology, review of brain injury during cardiac arrest, discussion of beneficial effects of therapeutic hypothermia, different mechanisms used to induce it and the latest clinical trials results.
实际上，治疗性低温是由国际复苏联合委员会（ILCOR）推荐的，它是目前唯一被证实能改善心脏骤停后神经功能转归的治疗方式。本文介绍了此类推荐的背景知识，还包括：病理生理学、心脏骤停期间脑损伤的综述、治疗性低温的有益作用探讨、诱导低温的不同机制以及最新的临床试验结果。
