Post Cardiac Arrest Induced Hypothermia Protocol

Target is 37( C over approximately 12 hours at a rewarming rate of 0.33( C/hour. Manually increase temperature setting on the cooling machine by 1.0( C every 3 hours. If the patient develops severe bleeding, the patient should be actively rewarmed according to the following protocol: Active Rewarming Protocol – Cooling Blanket ................
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