Akeruetai Suwannakin MD*, Sombat Muengtaweepongsa MD**
Affiliation : * Internal Medicine Resident, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand ** Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand
Objective : Therapeutic hypothermia is a recommended treatment by standard guidelines for patients after cardiac arrest but
it is not distinguished in Thailand. The present report aimed to demonstrate feasibility of its use in Thailand.
Case Report : Two cases of patients after cardiac arrest treated with therapeutic hypothermia are reported. Surface cooling
method with ArcticSun system was applied in both cases. Core temperature curve and serial laboratory parameters are also
reported.
Conclusion : This initial experience of therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest with surface cooling method implicates
feasibility of its use in Thailand.
Keywords : Therapeutic hypothermia, Cardiac arrest, Surface cooling
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