User:Mr. Ibrahem/Targeted temperature management

Targeted temperature management (TTM), previously known as therapeutic hypothermia, is an active effort to maintain a specific body temperature for a duration of time. While low temperatures were previously used following cardiac arrest; further evidence found this to be no better than maintaining normal body temperature. Some evidence supports its use in newborns with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Use following traumatic brain injury is of unclear benefit.

Complications of low body temperatures may include slow heart rate, low blood sugar, skin breakdown, low blood pressure, and sepsis. The lowering of temperature may be accomplished by many means; including, cooling blankets, cooling helmets, cooling catheters, ice packs, and cold intravenous fluids. Use dates back to the ancient Egyptians and it was described by Hippocrates around 400 BC. The first scientific evidence of its use was published in 1943 by Temple Fay. Tentative benefit was found after cardiac arrest in the 1990s.