WASHINGTON, DC – According to a new study, peritoneal hypothermia is feasible for patients who have suffered ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI, the most serious form of a heart attack).

Among emergency department patients with severe hypothermia and cardiac arrest, survival was significantly higher with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) versus conventional rewarming. Further ...

In response to cold, the hypothalamus increases heat conservation by reducing blood flow to peripheral tissues through sympathetically-mediated vasoconstriction. The hypothalamus also stimulates heat ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Achieving moderate therapeutic hypothermia at 33°C improved survival with favorable neurologic outcome compared ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- The Minnesota Department of Health has concluded that a home care provider's neglect led to the hypothermic death of one of its dementia patients. An investigation into the March ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among 13 donor lungs in controlled hypothermic storage, the average total ischemic time was 17.3 hours. No ...

Factors associated with poor prognosis in moderate to severe hypothermia include prehospital cardiac arrest, low or absent blood pressure on presentation, elevated blood urea nitrogen levels, asphyxia ...