Does hypothermia versus normothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest improve patient-oriented outcomes?

Alisha Greer¹, Bram Rochwerg^{2

3}, Sameer Sharif^{4

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. alisha.greer@medportal.ca.
² Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
³ Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
⁴ Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.

Editorial

Alisha Greer et al. CJEM. 2021 Nov.

. 2021 Nov;23(6):755-757.

doi: 10.1007/s43678-021-00211-x. Epub 2021 Oct 5.

Alisha Greer¹, Bram Rochwerg^{2

3}, Sameer Sharif^{4

2}

¹ Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. alisha.greer@medportal.ca.
² Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
³ Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
⁴ Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.

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Keywords: Cardiac arrest; Hypothermia; Normothermia.

Comment on

Hypothermia versus Normothermia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.
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