A Prospective, Multicenter Registry With Targeted Temperature Management After Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest in Korea

A Prospective, Multicenter Registry With Targeted Temperature Management After Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest in Korea

Therapeutic hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is considered as a standard care. However, optimal candidates, optimal dose, duration, timing of initiation and rate of rewarming is still unknown. The objective of this project is to improve the outcomes for patients after resuscitation from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest treated with therapeutic hypothermia established from the analysis of multicenter registry data.

Inclusion Criteria:

• age of older than 18 years
• out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
• comatose mentality after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC)
• treated with therapeutic hypothermia, regardless of target temperature

Exclusion Criteria:

• suspected or confirmed to cerebrovascular accident
• poor pre-arrest neurologic status (CPC>3)
• patients who are terminally ill or for whom intensive care dose not seem to be appropriate
• Do not attempt resuscitation (DNAR) order
• patients with tympanic membrane temperature below 30 degree celsius on admission