Delirium in Survivors of Cardiac Arrest Treated With Mild Therapeutic Hypothermia.
AUTHORS
Pollock
JS ,
Hollenbeck
RD ,
Wang
L ,
Holmes
B ,
Young
MN ,
Peters
M ,
Ely
EW ,
McPherson
JA ,
Vasilevskis
EE ,
. American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. 2016 7 1; 25(4). e81-9
- PMID: 27369041 [PubMed].
ABSTRACT
Mild therapeutic hypothermia is recommended for comatose patients resuscitated from cardiac arrest. However, the prevalence of delirium and its associated risk factors have not been assessed in survivors of cardiac arrest treated with therapeutic hypothermia.
Mild therapeutic hypothermia is recommended for comatose patients resuscitated from cardiac arrest. However, the prevalence of delirium and its associated risk factors have not been assessed in survivors of cardiac arrest treated with therapeutic hypothermia.
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