What evidence supports the use of mild hypothermia after cardiac arrest?

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A  search of PubMed retrieved these references using the search strategy:((“Heart Arrest”[Mesh])) AND (“Hypothermia, Induced”[Mesh]) AND (systematic[sb] AND hasabstract[text] AND “last 5 years”[PDat] AND English[lang])   TO SEE MORE

Arrich J, Holzer M, Havel C, Müllner M, Herkner H.
Hypothermia for neuroprotection in adults after cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Sep 12;9:CD004128. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004128.pub3.

Delhaye C, Mahmoudi M, Waksman R. Hypothermia therapy: neurological and
cardiac benefits. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Jan 17;59(3):197-210. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.06.077. Review. PubMed PMID: 22240124.

Cullen D, Augenstine D, Kaper L, Tinkham S, Utz D.
Therapeutic hypothermia initiated in the pre-hospital setting: a meta-analysis.
Adv Emerg Nurs J. 2011 Oct-Dec;33(4):314-21. doi: 10.1097/TME.0b013e3182343cb6.

 

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