TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Clinical experience of therapeutic hypothermia in cases of near-hanging and recovered from cardiac arrest due to hanging
JO  - Hong Kong journal of emergency medicine
A1  - Lee, Y.H.
A1  - Ahn, H.C.
A1  - Sohn, Y.D.
A1  - Ahn, J.Y.
A1  - Park, S.M.
A1  - Hong, C.K.
A1  - Hwang, S.Y.
A1  - Na, J.U.
A1  - Shin, D.H.
A1  - Jo, I.J.
A1  - Song, K.J.
A1  - Sim, M.S.
SP  - 316
EP  - 321
VL  - 21
IS  - 5
N2  - OBJECTIVE: There is no specific treatment for comatose patients after near-hanging or in those who recover from cardiac arrest (CA) caused by hanging. Since 2009, we have used therapeutic hypothermia (TH) to treat all comatose survivors of near-hanging and in patients who recovered from CA caused by hanging. The purpose of this study was to describe the outcomes in comatose patients after near-hanging. <br><br>DESIGN: Case series. Setting: Emergency departments of two regional hospitals. <br><br>METHODS: We collected patient data from the Samsung Medical Center hypothermia database between November 2009 and November 2011. We included all patients presented with near-hanging or CA caused by hanging; who remained comatose and received TH after resuscitation for analysis. Clinical characteristics and outcome of patients were presented. <br><br>RESULTS: During the study period, 26 patients were admitted to the emergency department after near-hanging or CA caused by hanging; 21 patients were enrolled in this study. Twelve patients with CA and 9 comatose patients without CA were treated with TH. Only 1 patient with CA had a good neurological outcome. By contrast, all near-hanging patients without CA had a good neurological outcome. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: TH can be an effective therapeutic modality in cases of near-hanging without CA. However, the effectiveness of TH is questionable in patients who survive from CA caused by hanging. © 2014 Medcom Limited. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1024-9079
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/102490791402100506
ID  - ref1
ER  -