Open AccessLong Term Survival and Functional Neurological Outcome in Conscious Hospital Survivors Undergoing Therapeutic Hypothermia
Author(s) -
Napplika Kongpolprom,
J. Cholkraisuwat
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23107
Subject(s) - medicine , hospital discharge , hypothermia , anesthesia , intensive care medicine
Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) is the neuroprotective strategy for comatose survivors of cardiac arrest. It improves neurological outcomes at hospital discharge. However, data regarding long-term outcomes are limited. We aimed to study functional ability and survival of the patients after discharge.