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Vitamin K

Vitamin K is a group of 2-methilo-naphthoquinone derivatives. There are three notable forms of vitamin K; K1 which can be synthesized by plants, K2 which can be formed by natural bacteria in the int...

Hypothermia: Coming out of the cold

New research provides clarity on the management and treatment of accidental hypothermia victims. The article reviews current knowledge of accidental hypothermia, along with a medical algorithm to help...

Implementing a therapeutic hypothermia program for post-cardiac arrest in acute care hospitals

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) The results of a survey of all 73 acute care hospitals in New Jersey evaluating the adoption and implementation of therapeutic hypothermia from 2004-2...

Therapeutic Hypothermia For Post-Cardiac Arrest In Acute Care Hospitals Limits Brain Injury

National guidelines recommend the use of therapeutic hypothermia to improve outcomes in patients who suffer a heart attack outside of a hospital. The results of a survey of all 73 acute care hospitals...

Survey results of adoption and implementation of therapeutic hypothermia in hospitals

National guidelines recommend the use of therapeutic hypothermia to improve outcomes in patients who suffer a heart attack outside of a hospital. The results of a survey of all 73 acute care hospitals...

Multiple Epo doses with hypothermia offers neonate neuroprotection

Multiple doses of erythropoietin in combination with hypothermia could be neuroprotective in neonates with hypoxic‑ischemic encephalopathy, say researchers.

Trauma Patients at Higher Risk of Dying of Hypothermia: Study

FRIDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) -- People who suffer a traumatic injury are at greater risk of dying from hypothermia, according to a new French study. Hypothermia was defined as a body temperature...

Adding Epo to Hypothermia for Neonatal HIE May Boost Outcome

A phase 1 trial of neonatal erythropoietin found that the drug, when given with hypothermia treatment, was well tolerated and may be neuroprotective. Medscape Medical News

Hypothermia Cut Deaths in Infant Encephalopathy (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Although treating neonatal encephalopathy with hypothermia won't reduce a combination of death or low IQ scores in the long run, it does lower mortality, researchers found.

Can induced hypothermia be assured during brain MRI in neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy?

Until now, brain MRIs in asphyxiated neonates who are receiving therapeutic hypothermia have been performed after treatment is complete. However, there is increasing interest in utilizing early brain...

Neuroprotective effects of hypothermia and erythropoietin after perinatal asphyxia in newborn rats.

Abstract Objective: Evaluation of neuroprotective effects of hypothermia, erythropoietin and their simultaneous use after perinatal asphyxia in newborn rats. Methods: Histerectomy was performed to Wis...

The influence of EPO and hypothermia on the kidneys of rats after perinatal asphyxia.

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of erythropoietin (EPO), moderate hypothermia, and a combination thereof on the kidneys of newborn rats damaged during perinatal asphyxia. An animal...

Early versus late MRI in asphyxiated newborns treated with hypothermia.

Objective The purposes of this feasibility study were to assess: (1) the potential utility of early brain MRI in asphyxiated newborns treated with hypothermia; (2) whether early MRI predicts later bra...

Xenon offers stable haemodynamics independent of induced hypothermia after hypoxia-ischaemia in newborn pigs.

PURPOSE: To assess the effect of 18 hour (h) 50% xenon (Xe) inhalation at normothermia (NT, 38.5°C) or hypothermia (HT, 33.5°C) on mean arterial blood pressure (MABP), inotrop...