Use of Therapeutic Hypothermia in Cocaine-Induced Cardiac Arrest: Further Evidence

Authors

Dane Scantling, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineFollow
Emily Klonoski, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineFollow
Dominic J. Valentino, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Abstract

Therapeutic hypothermia is an important and successful treatment that has been endorsed only in specific clinical settings of cardiac arrest. Inclusion criteria thus far have not embraced drug-induced cardiac arrest, but clinical evidence has been mounting that therapeutic hypothermia may be beneficial in such cases. A 59-year-old man who experienced a cocaine-induced cardiac arrest had a full neurological recovery after use of therapeutic hypothermia. The relevant pathophysiology of cocaine-induced cardiac arrest is reviewed, the mechanism and history of therapeutic hypothermia are discussed, and the clinical evidence recommending the use of therapeutic hypothermia in cocaine-induced cardiac arrest is reinforced.

Publication Title

American Journal of Critical Care

Volume

23

Issue

1

First Page

89

Last Page

92

PubMed ID

24382622

Comments

This article was published in American Journal of Critical Care, Volume 23, Number 1, January 2014, Pages 89-92.

The published version is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2014299

Copyright © 2014 by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

Recommended Citation

Scantling, Dane; Klonoski, Emily; and Valentino, Dominic J., "Use of Therapeutic Hypothermia in Cocaine-Induced Cardiac Arrest: Further Evidence" (2014). PCOM Scholarly Papers. 238.
https://digitalcommons.pcom.edu/scholarly_papers/238