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Therapeutic hypothermia in adult patients receiving extracorporeal life support: early results of a randomized controlled study

Authors: Philip Y.K. Pang, Gillian H.L. Wee, Anne E.E. Hoo, Ismail Mohamed Tahir Sheriff, See Lim Lim, Teing Ee Tan, Yee Jim Loh, Ka Lee Kerk, Yoong Kong Sin, Chong Hee Lim

Published in: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery | Issue 1/2016

Abstract

Cardiac arrest with cerebral ischaemia frequently leads to severe neurological impairment. Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) has emerged as a valuable adjunct in resuscitation of cardiac arrest. Despite ECLS, the incidence of permanent neurological injury remains high. We hypothesize that patients receiving ECLS for cardiac arrest treated with therapeutic hypothermia at 34 °C have lower neurological complication rates compared to standard ECLS therapy at normothermia. Early results of this randomized study suggest that therapeutic hypothermia is safe in adult patients receiving ECLS, with similar complication rates as ECLS without hypothermia. Further studies are warranted to measure the efficacy of this therapy.

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Title: Therapeutic hypothermia in adult patients receiving extracorporeal life support: early results of a randomized controlled study
Authors: Philip Y.K. Pang
Gillian H.L. Wee
Anne E.E. Hoo
Ismail Mohamed Tahir Sheriff
See Lim Lim
Teing Ee Tan
Yee Jim Loh
Ka Lee Kerk
Yoong Kong Sin
Chong Hee Lim
Publication date: 01-12-2016
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery / Issue 1/2016
Electronic ISSN: 1749-8090
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-016-0437-8

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