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PHARMACOTHERAPY
Volume 28, Issue 1, Pages 102-111Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1592/phco.28.1.102
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therapeutic hypothermia; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; physiology; cardiac arrest
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Therapeutic hypothermia has emerged as an effective means of improving neurologic outcomes among cardiac arrest survivors. To achieve optimal results, clinicians must understand and anticipate potential adverse effects of cooling and provide rigorous monitoring and/or pharmacologic interventions as appropriate. Using pharmacotherapy to counter adverse effects of cooling or to treat an intrinsic process under hypothermic conditions requires understanding how hypothermia will influence the clinical effects of the drug, including the drug's pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. The pharmacologic aspects of therapeutic hypothermia in relation to physiology and adverse effects are reviewed.
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