In children who suffer out of hospital cardiac arrest, targeted hypothermia at 33.0 C confers no benefit when compared to targeted normothermia at 36.8 C. Level of evidence: 2B (RCT with wide CIs)Appraised by: Andrew Claxton Citation: Moler FW, Silverstein FS, Holubkov R and the THAPCA Trial Investigators. Therapeutic hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in children. N Eng
BACKGROUND-Targeted temperature management is recommended for comatose adults and children after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; however, data on temperature management after inhospital cardiac arrest are limited.
Chronically ill patients leaving prison will engage in primary care if provided early access. The addition of a primary care-based care management program tailored for returning prisoners reduces ED utilization over expedited primary care.
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