Therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest in clinical practice: Review and compilation of recent experiences

Objectives: We sought to review findings from recent literature on the postresuscitation care of cardiac arrest patients using therapeutic hypothermia as part of nontrial treatment. Design: Literature review. Setting: Hospital-based environment. Subjects: Patients initially resuscitated from cardiac arrest who underwent hypothermia induction as a treatment regimen or historical control patients who did not receive hypothermia therapy....