Resuscitation
Volume 82, Issue 5 , Pages 508-516 , May 2011

The role of hypothermia in post-cardiac arrest patients with return of spontaneous circulation: A systematic review

  • James H. Walters

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Medicine, Royal United Hospital, Bath BA1 3NG, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Peter T. Morley

      Affiliations

    • Director of Medical Education, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • Jerry P. Nolan

      Affiliations

    • Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Royal United Hospital, Bath BA1 3NG, UK

Received 24 August 2010 ,Revised 23 January 2011 ,Accepted 26 January 2011.

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☆ A Spanish translated version of the abstract of this article appears as Appendix in the final online version at doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2011.01.021.

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