Inclusion & Goals
The primary goal of TTM is to minimize this type of damage in the brain.
What is neurological damage?
Maintain MAP greater than this value during initial 24 hours.
What is 80 mmHg?
The target temperature range for hypothermic TTM is between these two values.
What is 33°C to 35.5°C?
This type of water must be used to fill the Arctic Sun machine.
What is sterile water?
TFor TTM post-cardiac arrest, select this preset heading on the machine.
What is “Normothermia”?
Name one inclusion criterion for initiating TTM.
What is an unresponsive patient after ROSC?
Name one medication used PRN for shivering/sedation.
What is fentanyl or propofol?
Actively rewarm patients at this rate per hour if initial temp is below goal.
What is 0.2°C to 0.5°C per hour?
This number of Arctic Sun machines are available on T5/T6.
What is six?
This is how fast the machine warms the patient.
What is 0.25 degrees per hour?
Elevated temperature is an independent predictor of increased ______ and ______.
What are morbidity and mortality?
Apply these to hands and feet as a non-pharmacologic measure for shivering.
What are warm blankets?
Two modalities of continuous core temperature monitoring are required. Name one.
What is esophageal probe or bladder/cerebral probe?
This type of machine should be used for patients with severe skin breakdown.
What is the MediTherm machine?
The goal temperature for the first 24 hours is within this range.
What is 35.5°C to 36.5°C?
Patients with cerebral edema or seizures are recommended for this temperature goal.
What is hypothermic goal?
This symptom, common during cooling, increases metabolic demand and must be managed.
What is shivering?
Temperature monitoring devices should correlate within this degree of accuracy.
What is ±1°C?
This is how often pads should be replaced.
What is every 5 days?
This is the temperature you set during the maintenance phase.
What is 37.0°C?
Patients with mild coagulopathy and cardiogenic shock fall under which recommendation?
What is normothermic goal?
This is how accurate temperature probes must be.
What is within ±1°C of core temperature?
The initial phase lasts until this milestone is achieved.
What is goal temperature achieved?
This should be used if a pad gets soiled.
What is a universal pad?
The Arctic Sun clock starts counting when you do this.
What is initiate therapy?