In adults with coma after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, hypothermia vs. normothermia did not reduce 6-mo mortality

Shiva P Ponamgi; Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula

doi:10.7326/ACPJ202111160-126

In adults with coma after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, hypothermia vs. normothermia did not reduce 6-mo mortality

Ann Intern Med. 2021 Nov;174(11):JC126. doi: 10.7326/ACPJ202111160-126. Epub 2021 Nov 2.

Authors

Shiva P Ponamgi¹, Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula²

Affiliations

¹ Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA (S.P.P.).
² Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA (S.V.).

PMID: 34724397
DOI: 10.7326/ACPJ202111160-126

Abstract

Dankiewicz J, Cronberg T, Lilja G, et al. Hypothermia versus normothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. N Engl J Med. 2021;384:2283-94. 34133859.

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MeSH terms

Adult
Coma / therapy
Humans
Hypothermia*
Hypothermia, Induced*
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest* / therapy