Therapeutic temperature management (TTM): post-resuscitation care for adult cardiac arrest, with recommendations from the National TTM Workgroup.

Siew Hon Benjamin Leong; Enoch Chan; Benjamin Choon Heng HO; Colin Yeo; Sennen Lew; Duu Wen Sewa; Shir Lynn Lim; Chee Wan Lee; Pow Li Chia; Tien Siang Eric Lim; Eng Kiang Lee; Marcus Eng Hock Ong

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Therapeutic temperature management (TTM): post-resuscitation care for adult cardiac arrest, with recommendations from the National TTM Workgroup.

Author: Siew Hon Benjamin LEONG ¹ ; Enoch CHAN ² ; Benjamin Choon Heng HO ³ ; Colin YEO ⁴ ; Sennen LEW ⁵ ; Duu Wen SEWA ⁶ ; Shir Lynn LIM ⁶ ; Chee Wan LEE ⁷ ; Pow Li CHIA ⁸ ; Tien Siang Eric LIM ⁹ ; Eng Kiang LEE ¹⁰ ; Marcus Eng Hock ONG ¹¹
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1. Emergency Medicine Department, National University Health System, Singapore.
2. Unit for Prehospital Emergency Care, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
3. Medical Intensive Care Unit, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
4. Cardiology Department, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
5. Medical Intensive Care Unit, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore.
6. Medical Intensive Care Unit, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
7. Cardiology Department, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore.
8. Cardiology Department, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
9. Cardiology Department, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore.
10. Medical Intensive Care Unit, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore.
11. Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: cardiac arrest; post-resuscitation; therapeutic temperature management
From:Singapore medical journal 2017;58(7):408-410
CountrySingapore
Language:English
Abstract: Therapeutic temperature management (TTM) was strongly recommended by the 2015 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation as a component of post-resuscitation care. It has been known to be effective in improving the survival rate and neurologic functional outcome of patients after cardiac arrest. In an effort to increase local adoption of TTM as a standard of post-resuscitation care, this paper discusses and makes recommendations on the treatment for local providers.