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Hypothermia Protects Brain Function, Increases Survival After Nonshockable Cardiac Arrest

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Written by Medscape on November 24, 2015

Using therapeutic hypothermia to treat comatose patients who have experienced an in- or out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and who have nonshockable initial rhythms can increase their chance of survival neurologically intact, new research suggests[1].