Mild induced hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: persisting doubts about patient safety

doi:10.1186/cc6084

Critical Care
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Mild induced hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: persisting doubts about patient safety

Bhavesh M Patel , Alyssa B Chapital , Mohamed Y Rady and Joel S Larson

Department of Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Mayo Clinic Arizona, 5777 East Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, AZ 85054, USA

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Critical Care 2007, 11:420doi:10.1186/cc6084


Published:	27 August 2007

See related research by Pichon et al., http://ccforum.com/content/11/3/R71

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In a study of the endovascular cooling system Alsius CoolGard™ combined with the Icy™ venous catheter, Pichon and colleagues concluded the effectiveness and safety of mild induced hypothermia (MIH) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation [1]. We are troubled because the study has reproduced several safety concerns about MIH that have not been confronted.