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Hypothermia Versus Normothermia As Intervention To Reduce Mortality Rates Following Out Of Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Cora Blunden
Hypothermia Versus Normothermia As Intervention To Reduce Mortality Rates Following Out Of Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Cora Blunden
Soaring: A Journal of Undergraduate Research
Abstract
Background: Cardiac arrest contributes to 300,000 to 450,000 deaths in the United States every year. Individuals who survive cardiac arrest often still die after resuscitation. Induced hypothermia is often an intervention used for individuals after being resuscitated after a cardiac arrest and has become standard practice for several institutions. There is significant motivation to see if induced hypothermic states promote improved mortality rates for patients who experience cardiac arrests.
Objective: The purpose of this paper is to determine the effectiveness of induced hypothermia versus normothermia on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest mortality rates. Methods: A review of recent literature in the …