How low should you go? The latest on targeted temperature management

In Brief Targeted temperature management can improve neurologic outcomes and survival rates for adults with return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after cardiac arrest. Evidence suggests that actively maintaining the patient's temperature at 36° C (96.8° F) instead of 33° C (91.4° F) after ROSC results in fewer complications and may be a better option for select high-risk patients. Targeted temperature management can improve neurologic outcomes and survival rates for adults with return of spontaneous circulation after cardiac arrest. This article examines the evidence to determine what temperature results in fewer complications and is the best option for select high-risk patients.