Skin necrosis as a complication of therapeutic hypothermia

Yuk Ming Liu; Amir Ibrahim; Taha Jan; Phillip Chang; Shawn Fagan; Jeremy Goverman

doi:10.1097/BCR.0b013e3182a22730

Skin necrosis as a complication of therapeutic hypothermia

J Burn Care Res. 2014 May-Jun;35(3):e184-6. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3182a22730.

Authors

Yuk Ming Liu¹, Amir Ibrahim, Taha Jan, Phillip Chang, Shawn Fagan, Jeremy Goverman

Affiliation

¹ From the *Department of Surgery, Waterbury Hospital, Connecticut; and †Department of Surgery, Division of Burns, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.

PMID: 24043239
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3182a22730

Abstract

This case report describes a complication caused by cooling pads used for therapeutic hypothermic resuscitation. The authors hope to highlight and emphasize the importance of a thorough evaluation of all skin surfaces that are in direct contact with such cooling pads. Skin injury from the cooling pads used for therapeutic hypothermia should be recognized as a potential complication of treatment.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / adverse effects
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / methods*
Combined Modality Therapy
Disease Progression
Fatal Outcome
Heart Arrest / diagnosis
Heart Arrest / therapy*
Humans
Hypothermia, Induced / adverse effects*
Hypothermia, Induced / methods
Male
Multiple Organ Failure
Necrosis / etiology
Necrosis / pathology
Necrosis / therapy
Recurrence
Skin / pathology*
Young Adult