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SUBMITTER: Fink EL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5899619 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fink Ericka L EL Clark Robert S B RSB Berger Rachel P RP Fabio Anthony A Angus Derek C DC Watson R Scott RS Gianakas John J JJ Panigrahy Ashok A Callaway Clifton W CW Bell Michael J MJ Kochanek Patrick M PM
Resuscitation 20180214
<h4>Aim</h4>Children surviving cardiac arrest (CA) lack proven neuroprotective therapies. The role of biomarkers in assessing response to interventions is unknown. We hypothesized that 72 versus 24 h of hypothermia (HT) would produce more favorable biomarker profiles after pediatric CA.<h4>Methods</h4>This single center pilot randomized trial tested HT (33 ± 1 °C) for 24 vs. 72 h in 34 children with CA. Children comatose after return of circulation aged 1 week to 17 years and treated with HT by ...[more]