2002 Hospitals Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
Temperature Control After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Randomized Clinical Trial. September 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Justin Morgenstern is an emergency physician and the creator of the #FOAMed project called www.First10EM.com Case: You are working an overnight shift at a small rural hospital. Are we supposed to be starting hypothermia?”
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
NOVEMBER 16, 2019
Case: A 59-year-old […] The post SGEM#275: 10th Avenue Freeze Out – Therapeutic Hypothermia after Non-Shockable Cardiac Arrest first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Background: We have covered therapeutic hypothermia many times on the SGEM. This has been or out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA).
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PulmCCM
JUNE 12, 2023
Induced hypothermia after cardiac arrest is also called “active temperature control” or “targeted temperature management.” Temperature management (or fever avoidance) should begin immediately after cardiac arrest (ideally in the emergency department, for out-of-hospital arrests) and continued for at least 72 hours.
PulmCCM
JANUARY 22, 2024
Background Therapeutic hypothermia, later rebranded as targeted temperature management, became a standard post-cardiac arrest therapy for comatose patients after two 2002 NEJM trials ( n=273 and n=77 ) suggested reducing core temperature to 32°C to 34°C markedly improved neurologic outcomes and survival. Read on for details.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
JULY 3, 2021
Hypothermia versus Normothermia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Hypothermia versus Normothermia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Background: Hypothermia has been a mainstay of post-arrest care after the publication of two trials in 2002 that both suggested a benefit. This gives a NNT of 4.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
JUNE 24, 2017
Induction of Therapeutic Hypothermia During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Using a Rapid Infusion of Cold Saline The RINSE Trial (Rapid Infusion of Cold Normal Saline). Induction of Therapeutic Hypothermia During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Using a Rapid Infusion of Cold Saline The RINSE Trial (Rapid Infusion of Cold Normal Saline).
PulmCCM
JANUARY 24, 2024
Background Therapeutic hypothermia, later rebranded as targeted temperature management, became a standard post-cardiac arrest therapy for comatose patients after two 2002 NEJM trials ( n=273 and n=77 ) suggested reducing core temperature to 32°C to 34°C markedly improved neurologic outcomes and survival. Read on for details.
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