Therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest - Part 2: Evidence from randomized, observational trials
2012
Abstract
MTH is now part of post-resuscitation care after a witnessed cardiac arrest due to VF/VT, and offers evidence of improved neurological outcomes and survival. The evidence of MTH benefits in patients with non-shockable rhythms is less certain.
The second part of this review is dedicated to MTH, which focuses on randomized and non-randomized clinical trials, as well as observational registries that have studied the efficacy of MTH following cardiac arrest in different patient populations