2002 Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Resuscitation 
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.
EMDocs
JUNE 25, 2024
Fluid resuscitation target and fluid Fluid resuscitation is one of the most important parts of management; goal is to increase intravascular volume and ensure end organ perfusion. Calculating fluid resuscitation: Parkland formula: 4 mL X % TBSA X weight in kilograms. 2002 Mar;68(3):240-3; discussion 243-4.
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ACEP Now
APRIL 3, 2024
Targeted temperature management (TTM) for patients following cardiac arrest resuscitation has gone through several dosing iterations in the past two decades. Finally, the guidelines support active temperature management’s (though not necessarily hypothermia) role in improving post-arrest outcomes. degrees Celsius. Click to enlarge.
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.
EMDocs
MAY 28, 2024
Fluid management Goal is euvolemia Dehydration – needs IV fluid resuscitation. Hypothermia, hypotension, and vasoconstriction may affect pulse oximetry reading, which is based on light absorption from fingertip blood flow. Clinical Guide for the Management of Sickle Cell Disease, 2002. Published January 2002.
Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
Peter Josef Safar in 2003, who is often called "The Father of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation," or noted citations of his work in articles written and references given by me here at AENJournal.com and the Advanced Emergency Nursing Blog. " established that exhaled air was a satisfactory gas for resuscitation.
EMDocs
DECEMBER 16, 2023
Evaporative cooling is the preferred method to actively reduce body temperature in the emergency department , as it can be performed with ongoing resuscitation efforts. As you attempt to examine the patient, he has a generalized, tonic-clonic seizure. What is your diagnosis, and what are your next steps in evaluation and management?
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