Is currently used.: Hypothermia is being used succussfully in witnessed cases of cardiac arrest with variable results, depending on the institution and the down time. A recent study in the journal neurocritical care looked at hypothermia in reducing perihematoma edema in intracerebral hemorrhage. The latter needs further study before it will be widely used.
Answered 3/25/2013
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