Therapeutic hypothermia for coma after cardiorespiratory arrest caused by hanging

Stephane Legriel; Amélie Bouyon; Nordine Nekhili; Benjamin Tremey; Nathalie Abbosh; Matthieu Henry; Gilles Troche; Pierre Guezennec; Fabrice Bruneel; Jean-Pierre Bedos

doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2005.05.001

Therapeutic hypothermia for coma after cardiorespiratory arrest caused by hanging

Resuscitation. 2005 Oct;67(1):143-4. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2005.05.001.

Authors

Stephane Legriel¹, Amélie Bouyon, Nordine Nekhili, Benjamin Tremey, Nathalie Abbosh, Matthieu Henry, Gilles Troche, Pierre Guezennec, Fabrice Bruneel, Jean-Pierre Bedos

Affiliation

¹ Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, Hôpital André Mignot, 177 rue de Versailles, 78157 Le Chesnay Cedex, France. [email protected]

PMID: 16129538
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2005.05.001

Abstract

We report a case in which mild therapeutic hypothermia was used successfully in a patient with coma after cardiorespiratory arrest induced by hanging.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / methods*
Coma / etiology
Coma / therapy*
Combined Modality Therapy
Critical Care / methods
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Glasgow Coma Scale
Heart Arrest / etiology
Heart Arrest / therapy*
Humans
Hypothermia, Induced / methods*
Intensive Care Units
Middle Aged
Risk Assessment
Suicide, Attempted*
Treatment Outcome