Caring for Patients Treated With Therapeutic Hypothermia.

Authors

Claranne Mathiesen RN, MSN, CNRN, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Denise J. McPherson BSN, RN, CCRN, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Carolyn Ordway MSN, RN, CRNP, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Maureen T. Smith MSN, RN, CNRN, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow

Publication/Presentation Date

10-2015

Abstract

Numerous studies have indicated that therapeutic hypothermia can improve neurological outcomes after cardiac arrest. This treatment has redefined care after resuscitation and offers an aggressive intervention that may mitigate postresuscitation syndrome. Caregivers at Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania, an academic, community Magnet hospital, treated more than 200 patients with therapeutic hypothermia during an 8-year period. An interprofessional team within the hospital developed, implemented, and refined a clinical practice guideline for therapeutic hypothermia. In their experience, beyond a protocol, 5 critical elements of success (interprofessional stakeholders, coordination of care delivery, education, interprofessional case analysis, and participation in a global database) enhanced translation into clinical practice.

Volume

35

Issue

5

First Page

e1

Last Page

e12

ISSN

1940-8250

Published In/Presented At

Mathiesen, C., McPherson, D., Ordway, C., & Smith, M. (2015). Caring for Patients Treated With Therapeutic Hypothermia. Critical Care Nurse, 35(5), e1-e12. doi:10.4037/ccn2015168

Disciplines

Nursing

PubMedID

26427982

Department(s)

Patient Care Services / Nursing

Document Type

Article