TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 16. Therapeutic Hypothermia A1 - Abella, Benjamin S. A1 - Hoek, Terry L. Vanden A1 - Becker, Lance B. A2 - Hall, Jesse B. A2 - Schmidt, Gregory A. A2 - Wood, Lawrence D.H. PY - 2005 T2 - Principles of Critical Care, 3e AB - Induced hypothermia has been shown to reduce mortality when applied after resuscitation from cardiac arrest.While the ideal temperature for hypothermia is not known, most experts believe that cooling to 32 to 34°C is optimal.Induced hypothermia may have benefit for other disease processes such as myocardial infarction and stroke.The mechanisms by which hypothermia acts are multifaceted and a focus of much current investigation. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2022/08/07 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=2283646 ER -