TTM

2013 Cardiac Arrest Cardiology
? ICUs
950 patients

OOHCA: 33 vs 36 degrees- 28hrs at Temp, warm 0.5/hr, apyrexia 72hrs post RND

Clinical Question

In adults that suffer an out-of-hospitals (OOH) cardiac arrest of presumed
cardiac cause, does induced therapeutic hypothermia targeting 36°C compared
to 33°C reduce mortality or reduce neurological deficit?

Critical Appraisal

Key findings

No diff mortality (all cause) or neuro (mRS, CPC). Not gen to long downtime

Critique

Not generalisable to arrests with long or unknown downtime.

Population
Cardiac Arrest
Population Details
GCS < 8, Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Presumed cardiac cause
Intervention Arms

36°C compared to 33°C
28 hours targeting 36°C, rewarmed 0.5°C per hour

Control Arms

Target temp 33°C

Primary Outcome
All-cause mortality
Secondary Outcomes
No difference in mortality , No difference in neurological outcome
P Value
0.51

Outcome Results

Not recorded