AER (Active External Rewarming)
Level |
Direction |
Primary Outcome |
Patient/Process |
Setting |
Reference |
II
|
Neutral (Yellow)
|
Mortality
|
Process
|
|
Walpoth BH, Brodmann Maeder M, Courvosier DS, Meyer M, Cools E, Darocha T, et al. Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest - Retrospective cohort study from the International Hypothermia Registry. Resuscitation 2021;167:58–65. Medline
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III
|
Supportive (Green)
|
Rewarming
|
Patient
|
PH-Paramedic
|
Kornberger E., Schwartz B., Linder KH., Mair P. Forced air surface re-warming in patients with severe accidental hypothermia. Resuscitation 1991; 41:105-11. Medline
|
III
|
Supportive (Green)
|
Successful resuscitation without deficit
|
Patient
|
PH-Paramedic
|
Schmidt U., Fritz KW., Kasperczyk W., Tscherne H. Successful resuscitation of a child with severe hypothermia after cardiac arrest of 88 minutes. Prehosp Disaster Med 1995; 10(1):60-2. Medline
|
III
|
Supportive (Green)
|
Successful resuscitation
|
Patient
|
ED-MD
|
Thompson DA., Anderson N. Successful resuscitation of a severely hypothermic neonate. Ann Emerg Med 1994; 23(6):1390-1393. Medline
|
III
|
Neutral (Yellow)
|
Efficacy
|
Patient
|
|
Little G. Accidental hypothermic cardiac arrest and rapid mediastinal warming with pleural lavage: a survivor after 3.5 hours of manual CPR. BMJ case reports 2017. Medline
|
Prolonged Resuscitation
Level |
Direction |
Primary Outcome |
Patient/Process |
Setting |
Reference |
II
|
Neutral (Yellow)
|
Survival
|
Patient
|
PH-Paramedic
|
Masaki F., et al. Revival from deep hypothermia after 4 hours of cardiac arrest without the use of extracorporeal circulation. J Trauma. 2009; 67(5):E173-6. Medline
|
III
|
Supportive (Green)
|
Survival
|
Patient
|
ED-MD
|
Chochinov AH., Baydock BM., Bristow GK., Giesbrecht GG. Recovery of a 62-year-old man from prolonged cold water submersion. Ann Emerg Med 1998; 31(1):127-31. Medline
|
III
|
Supportive (Green)
|
neurocognitive outcome
|
Process
|
PH-Paramedic & CCT
|
Kriz D., Piantino J., Fields D., Williams C. Pediatric Hypothermic Submersion Injury and Protective Factors Associated with Optimal Outcome A Case Report and Literature Review. Children (Basel, Switzerland) 2017; 5(1). Medline
|
III
|
Supportive (Green)
|
Survival
|
Patient
|
ED-MD
|
Lee CH., Van Gelder C., Burns K., Cone DC. Advanced cardiac life support and defibrillation in severe hypothermic cardiac arrest. Prehosp Emerg Care 2009; 13(1):85-9. Medline
|
III
|
Supportive (Green)
|
Survival
|
Process
|
ED-MD
|
Little G. Accidental hypothermic cardiac arrest and rapid mediastinal warming with pleural lavage a survivor after 3.5 hours of manual CPR. BMJ case reports 2017; 2017. Medline
|
III
|
Supportive (Green)
|
Successful resuscitation without deficit
|
Patient
|
PH-Paramedic
|
Schmidt U., Fritz KW., Kasperczyk W., Tscherne H. Successful resuscitation of a child with severe hypothermia after cardiac arrest of 88 minutes. Prehosp Disaster Med 1995; 10(1):60-2. Medline
|
III
|
Supportive (Green)
|
Successful resuscitation
|
Patient
|
ED-MD
|
Thompson DA., Anderson N. Successful resuscitation of a severely hypothermic neonate. Ann Emerg Med 1994; 23(6):1390-1393. Medline
|
III
|
Neutral (Yellow)
|
Efficacy
|
Patient
|
|
Little G. Accidental hypothermic cardiac arrest and rapid mediastinal warming with pleural lavage: a survivor after 3.5 hours of manual CPR. BMJ case reports 2017. Medline
|
III
|
Neutral (Yellow)
|
Restoration of spontaneous circulation
|
Patient
|
ED-MD
|
Sumann G., Krismer AC., Wenzel V., et al. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation after near drowning and hypothermia: Restoration of spontaneous circulation after vasopressin. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2003; 47(3):363-365. Medline
|
III
|
Neutral (Yellow)
|
Case report
|
Patient
|
ED-MD
|
Wik L., Kiil S. Use of an automatic mechanical chest compression device (LUCAS) as a bridge to establishing cardiopulmonary bypass for a patient with hypothermic cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 2005; 66(3):391-394. Medline
|