Severe accidental hypothermia with or without hemodynamic instability: rewarming without the use of extracorporeal circulation.

Abstract

A conservative approach is highly successful in achieving normothermia in patients with deep hypothermia with or without stable hemodynamics. In-hospital mortality of severe accidental hypothermia in urban conditions is high; comorbidity might play a major role. The influence of the rewarming strategy on late in-hospital mortality remains unclear.