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LOPEZ RODRIGUEZ, Marta Sofía. Post-cardiac arrest cardiocerebral protection. Rev cuba anestesiol reanim [online]. 2010, vol.9, n.3, pp. 150-160. ISSN 1726-6718.

Introduction: Until now the post-cardiac arrest cares are the fifth link in the survival chain. It is the most weak without development of treatment guidelines in the clinical practice for this entity. Objective: To bring together the recent advances in cardiocerebral protection in the post-cardiac arrest syndrome. Development: The creation of post-cardiac arrest cardiocerebral protection strategies is based in the knowledge of pathophysiology mechanisms present after the spontaneous circulation. After the initial assessment it is necessary to decide the carrying-out of hypothermia or of coronary revascularization therapeutical measures that due to its early application achieve a survival increase. Conclusions: The post-cardiac arrest cardiocerebral protection is complex and thus it is necessary more researches.

Palavras-chave : Cardiorespiratory arrest; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; post-cardiac arrest syndrome; post-resuscitation disease.

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