Critically evaluate the role of therapeutic hypothermia following out of hospital cardiac arrest.
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Bernard, Stephen A., et al. "Treatment of comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with induced hypothermia." New England Journal of Medicine346.8 (2002): 557-563. The famous study from Melbourne.
"Mild therapeutic hypothermia to improve the neurologic outcome after cardiac arrest." N Engl J Med
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Bernard, Stephen A., and Michael Buist. "Induced hypothermia in critical care medicine: a review." Critical care medicine 31.7 (2003): 2041-2051.
Nielsen, Niklas, et al. "Targeted temperature management at 33 C versus 36 C after cardiac arrest." New England Journal of Medicine 369.23 (2013): 2197-2206.
Hypothermia after Cardiac Arrest Study Group. "Mild therapeutic hypothermia to improve the neurologic outcome after cardiac arrest." New England Journal of Medicine 346.8 (2002): 549-556.
Lascarrou, J. B., et al. "Targeted Temperature Management for Cardiac Arrest with Nonshockable Rhythm" N Engl J Med 381.24 (2019): 2327-2337.
Dankiewicz, Josef, et al. "Hypothermia versus Normothermia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest." New England Journal of Medicine 384.24 (2021): 2283-2294.