Induction of hypothermia
Practicalities of cooling
Cooling can be divided into the process of induction,
maintenance and reversal, i.e. rewarming. The aim in
induction is to reduce the temperature below 34°C and
to the target temperature as rapidly as possible. During
maintenance, the target temperature should be maintained
±0.5°C. The temperature should be maintained
above 30°C. During rewarming it is recommended that
the temperature be raised by no more than 0.5°C/hour
(Polderman and Callaghan, 2006).