Table 2.
Evidence on intra-arrest hypothermia for human cardiac arrest
Quality of Evidence | Good | ** Castrén, ABCD | ||||
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* Castrén, E | ||||||
Fair | ||||||
Poor | * Garrett, A | |||||
** Garrett, BCD | * Bruel, E | |||||
** Callaway, E | * Kämärainen, E | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
Level of Evidence |
Outcomes: A, return of spontaneous circulation; B, survival of event; C, survival to hospital discharge; D, intact neurological survival; E, reduction in temperature. Evidence, * supporting; ** neutral; *** opposing