Overview

Therapeutic hypothermia has emerged as a very important treatment option for patients with cardiac arrest as it provides significant protection from developing neurologic injury once the patient has been successfully resuscitated. Studies have demonstrated over 15% absolute risk reduction in death and neurologic injury using this therapy. Although hospitals and medical centers have become familiar with this important intervention it still remains greatly under utilized due to an experience and lack of resources to safely and effectively deploy such a program. The objective of this book is to educate and familiarize both providers and institutions as to how to develop and deploy and provide therapeutic hypothermia to their patients. The current knowledge for this is provided by speakers and national experts and also by literature review. There are several courses being provided on this as well throughout the US. These are good venues for people to come and see and get hands on experience, but there still needs to be a concrete book with references on how to go about getting this program started.

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Author:   Justin B. Lundbye
Publisher:   Springer London Ltd
Imprint:   Springer London Ltd
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2012
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781447169789

ISBN 10:   1447169786
Pages:   122
Publication Date:   23 August 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 2. Pre-hospital therapeutic hypothermia.-3. Molecular Mechanism of Reperfusion Injury.- 4. Cardiac Arrest: Who Should Be Cooled?.- 5. Hypothermia: How to Cool.- 6. How to Implement Therapeutic Hypothermia in the Hospital.- 7. Post-Cardiac Arrest: How to Develop and Implement a Standard Therapeutic Hypothermia Protocol?.- 8. Complications of Therapeutic Hypothermia Following Cardiac Arrest.- 9. Pharmacology & Therapeutic Hypothermia.- 10. Determination of Neurological Prognosis.- 11. Therapeutic hypothermia as a treatment of myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock

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From the reviews: This textbook is a good introductory discussion of a how to manual for clinical hypothermia proceeding cardiac arrest. ... This is essential reading for all doctors, neurosurgeons, emergency management practitioners, and students interested in hypothermia. (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, February, 2014)

From the reviews: “This textbook is a good introductory discussion of a how to manual for clinical hypothermia proceeding cardiac arrest. … This is essential reading for all doctors, neurosurgeons, emergency management practitioners, and students interested in hypothermia.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, February, 2014)

From the reviews: This textbook is a good introductory discussion of a how to manual for clinical hypothermia proceeding cardiac arrest. ... This is essential reading for all doctors, neurosurgeons, emergency management practitioners, and students interested in hypothermia. (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, February, 2014)

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