Does Time to Achieve a Targeted Body Temperature Matter for Survivors of Cardiac Arrest? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Early HTC showed no neurologic nor survival benefit in cardiac arrest survivors. Nasal evaporative cooling during CPR may benefit those with shockable rhythms. Delays in reaching the target temperature may underlie the failure of HTC. Future studies should evaluate whether achieving target temperature, for example, within 30 minutes, rapidly improves outcomes.
Authors
- Mervyn Singer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1042-6350)
- Alex Dyson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8334-9432)
- Timothy Arthur Chandos Snow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8395-7857)
- Naveed Saleem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2963-6996)
- Pietro Arina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2080-5274)
- Khalid Alotaibi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0522-5327)
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (SA)
- Bury College (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Critical Care Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ccm.0000000000006964
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.25