Targeted temperature management in neurological intensive care unit

Table 3 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for targeted temperature management after cardiac arrest at Thammasat University Hospital

Inclusion criteria

Witnessed arrest

Any initial rhythm, However initial rhythm VF or pulseless VT is the first priority

Time to ACLS was less than 15 min and total of ACLS time less than 60 min

GCS of 8 or below

SBP of > 90 with or without vasopressors

Less than 8 h have elapsed since ROSC

Exclusion criteria

Pregnancy

Known functional dependence

Down time of > 30 min

ACLS preformed for > 60 min

Known terminal illness

Comatose state prior to cardiac arrest

Prolonged hypotension (i.e., MAP < 60 for > 30 min)

Evidence of hypoxemia for > 15 min following ROSC

Known coagulopathy that cannot be reversed

VF: Ventricular fibrillation; VT: Ventricular tachycardia; ROSC: Restored of systemic circulation.