Abstract
Neurologic injury resulting from global cerebral ischemia secondary to cardiac arrest (CA) continues to be a major clinical problem that requires urgent neurocritical care intervention Estimates of the yearly incidence of sudden CA in the US varies widely from 250,000 to 460,000
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Handbook of Neurocritical Care |
Subtitle of host publication | Second Edition |
Publisher | Springer New York |
Pages | 389-407 |
Number of pages | 19 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781441968418 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2010 |
Keywords
- Brain injury
- Depth of hypothermia
- Therapeutic hypothermia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine