Hypothermia Case Review

Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses, the authors review a retrospective cohort regarding the barriers for time to target temperature management in cardiac arrest patients who are treated with therapeutic hypothermia. The article authored by a both registerd nurses and medical doctors open by reviewing the benefits of therapeutic hypothermia. The article reviews two randomized controlled trials that showed that therapeutic hypothermia when compared to no intervention correlated with improved

Reviewing the Literature Hypothermia is a common problem in surgical patients. Up to 70% of patients experience some degree of hypothermia that is undergoing anesthetic surgery. Complications include but are not limited to wound infections, myocardial ischemia, and greater oxygen demands. The formal definition of hypothermia is when the patient’s core body temperature drops below 36 degrees Celsius or 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. Thus, the purpose of the paper is to synthesize what studies reveal

therapeutic hypothermia. Neumar, et al. (2015) provide a 2015 update to The American Heart Association’s Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care recommending that Targeted Temperature Management (TTM) between 32°C and 36°C be initiated and maintained for at least 24 hours in all comatose adult patients following restoration of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after cardiac arrest (p. S343). CINHAL, PubMed and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were searched

Clinically Induced Hypothermia in the Management of Severe Head Injury: A Review of the Evidence PAGE 1. Title Page 2. Acknowledgements 3. Contents 4-5. Abstract 6-7. Introduction 8-11. Methods 9. i) Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria 10. ii) Limitations of Search 11. iii) Critical Framework 12-26. Critical Review of the Data 13. i) Study Aims & Design 19. ii) Sampling & Controls 25. iii) Results 27-36. Discussion 32. i) Implications for Practice

and practice of hypothermia will dictate if this therapy is more beneficial than harmful, and maybe one day could be a permanent major role, or it may never be used again. Hypothermia has been proved to decrease neurological impairment after cardiac arrest, but also has many limitations that can occur. A major limitation of this therapy is, if continued care cannot be guaranteed by receiving hospitals, therapeutic hypothermia is irrelevant for EMS to initiate. Likewise, if hypothermia is not begun in

that has been designed specifically to treat hypothermia which many patients suffer from after operations. The Warming system is composed of two elements; there is a heater/blower unit and disposable warming covers. The ultimate problem facing Augustine Medical, Inc. is how to price theses two components of the product and how to position it compared to its competitors. There are many substitutes available for hospitals to treat and prevent hypothermia. However, there are many disadvantages to the

Rangel-Castillo et al. (2008) state that induced hypothermia can be used as an adjunctive treatment for increased ICP when other medical treatments are not fully effective. Induced hypothermia, 32-34 degrees Celsius, may provide some neuroprotective effect to TBI patients by reducing the cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen consumption. A single degree decrease in temperature will drop the brain oxygen consumption rate by 5-7%, thereby maintaining cerebral metabolism. However, there is not enough data

The incidence of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in the United States is estimated to be approximately 450,000.1 When occurring out-of-hospital, the majority of these cases are fatal.2 If return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) is attained, only 8.3% of all patients who experience SCA have a favorable neurologic outcome.2 It has been shown that without perfusion to the brain for five minutes, ischemia produces the release of inflammatory mediators that ultimately result in cerebral injury.3 Almost three

AUGUSTINE MEDICAL, INC. CASE ANALYSIS THE BAIR HUGGER PATIENT WARMING SYSTEM I. Factual Summary: * The United States does not currently have an established warm-air technology blanket market. * The Bair Hugger Patient Warming System product is not a consumer device. The main users of this product consist of businesses and hospitals. * Hospitals will always be provided funding necessary to prevent hypothermia and other diseases; as a result a demand will consistently be common

A Serious Case Review (SCR) is held when an at risk adult dies and neglect or abuse is suspected to be a factor in their death. The aim of an SCR is for all agencies and people involved to learn lessons about how they safeguard adults at risk and prevent such tragedies occurring in the future. The purpose of the SCR is not to apportion blame, it is to: Establish whether lessons can be learned from the case in which local professionals and agencies work together to safeguard vulnerable adults Identify