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Review
. 2004 Dec;11(6):335-42.
doi: 10.1097/00063110-200412000-00007.

Resuscitative mild hypothermia as a protective tool in brain damage: is there evidence?

Said Hachimi-Idrissi  1 , Luc Huyghens
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Review

Resuscitative mild hypothermia as a protective tool in brain damage: is there evidence?

Said Hachimi-Idrissi et al. Eur J Emerg Med. 2004 Dec.

Abstract

Resuscitative mild hypothermia is and will increasingly be used in the emergency department as protection for the brain after an ischaemic insult. The clinical application of resuscitative mild hypothermia and its limitations will be summarized in this paper. The evidence for each application and its underlying mechanism will also be reviewed.

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