Duration of therapeutic hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

About the Study : Among comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest treated with therapeutic hypothermia at 33 °C, increasing cooling duration did not improve neurological outcomes.

Corresponding Author : Robert Silbergleit, MD, SIREN Clinical Coordinating Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr, Lobby H, Ste 3100, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 ( robert.silbergleit@umich.edu ).

10.1001/jama.2026.10247

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