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Published in: Critical Care 4/2011

01-08-2011 | Commentary

'Cooling and cathing' the post-resuscitated

Author: Karl B Kern

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 4/2011

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Abstract

Cronier and co-workers provide additional evidence that routine use of mild therapeutic hypothermia combined with emergent coronary angiography and percutaneous intervention results in excellent survival with intact neurological function for post-resuscitation patients with ventricular fibrillation.
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Metadata
Title
'Cooling and cathing' the post-resuscitated
Author
Karl B Kern
Publication date
01-08-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 4/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc10299

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