Changes Clinical Practice Mild therapeutic hypothermia (MTH) should be induced in patients who had a cardiac arrest. The emphasis is on mild, and 34 degrees Celsius should be maintained for 24 hours.

April 17, 2006 — Editor's Note: Cardiocerebral resuscitation (CCR) — employing chest compressions but no ventilations — improves survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, according to the results of ...