Targeted Temperature Management

There has been discussion about pyrexia (>37.6°C) and therapeutic hypothermia after Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC) following a cardiac arrest.

What was known as "Therapeutic hypothermia" has been largely replaced by "Targeted Temperature management (TTM)" also known as "temperature control".

The Advanced Life Support Task Force of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation made several treatment recommendations on targeted temperature management and these are reflected in various guidelines.

The summary or bottom line is that "Targeted temperature management"is important but now target a temperature of 36°C rather than that of the previously recommended 32–34°C.


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