Hypothermia Author: Dmitri Guvakov, MD, PhD; Stuart Weiss, MD, PhD; Albert Cheung, MD
Module updated - 2011-03-28
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Article
   British Medical Journal
 Accidental hypothermia
   New England Journal of Medicine
 Mild therapeutic hypothermia to improve the neurologic outcome after cardiac arrest
   Wilderness & Environmental Medicine
 The electrocardiogram in hypothermia
Review
   Cochrane Library
 Hypothermia to reduce neurological damage following coronary artery bypass surgery
 Therapeutic hypothermia for head injury
 Cooling therapy for acute stroke
   Lancet
 Induced hypothermia and fever control for prevention and treatment of neurological injuries
   QJM
 Pathophysiology of accidental hypothermia
Commentary
   ACP Journal Club
      Hyperthermia and hypothermia
 2009 - Review: Therapeutic hypothermia improves neurologic outcome and survival to discharge after cardiac arrest

Patient Information
Web
 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Extreme Cold: A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety
 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Winter Weather: Hypothermia
 National Institute on Aging: A Cold Weather Alert For Older People... Baby, Its Cold Outside
 Occupational Safety and Health Administration: Protecting Workers in Cold Environments
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Albert Cheung, MD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Dmitri Guvakov, MD, PhD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Stuart Weiss, MD, PhD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Wenjun Martini, PhD, editorial consultant, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.
Deborah Korenstein, MD, FACP, Co-Editor, PIER, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Richard B. Lynn, MD, FACP, Co-Editor, PIER, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.


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