Open AccessHaemodynamic consequences of mild therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest
Author(s) -
Remco Bergman,
Annemarije Braber,
Marlies A Adriaanse,
Raoul van Vugt,
David H Tjan,
Arthur R. H. van Zanten
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
european journal of anaesthesiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.445
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2346
pISSN - 0265-0215
DOI - 10.1097/eja.0b013e3283333a7d
Subject(s) - medicine , hypothermia , hemodynamics , heart rate , inotrope , cardiac output , anesthesia , mean arterial pressure , cardiac function curve , blood pressure , cardiology , heart failure
Mild therapeutic hypothermia (MTH) is used after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) to minimize cerebral damage. Induced hypothermia may further interfere with cardiac function and influence haemodynamics after OHCA.