RT Book, Section 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. SR Print(0) ID 2283646 T1 Chapter 16. Therapeutic Hypothermia T2 Principles of Critical Care, 3e YR 2005 FD 2005 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 9780071416405 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=2283646 RD 2022/08/17 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.