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Harvard University, U.S.

Mild hypothermia early during prolonged CPR enables intact survival in dog model

According to a report from the United States, "Mild hypothermia improves outcome when induced after cardiac arrest in humans. Recent studies in both dogs and mice suggest that induction of mild hypothermia during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) greatly enhances its efficacy."

"In this study," wrote A. Nozari and colleagues at Harvard University in Boston, "we evaluate the time window for the beneficial effect of intra-arrest cooling in the setting of prolonged CPR in a clinically relevant large-animal model."

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