The International Hypothermia Registry (IHR): Dieter's ESAO Winter Schools and Beat's International Hypothermia Registry. Issue 1 (January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Walpoth, Beat H.; Meyer, Marie; Gaudet-Blavignac, Christophe; Baumann, Philippe; Gilquin, Pierre; Lovis, Christian
• Is Part Of: International journal of artificial organs. Volume 40:Issue 1(2017:Jan.)
• Page Start: 40
• Page End: 42
• Publication Date: 2017-01
• Subjects: Accidental hypothermia -- ECLS -- Hypothermia -- Registry -- Rewarming; Artificial organs -- Periodicals; 617.956
• DOI: 10.5301/ijao.5000574
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0391-3988

Abstract

Accidental hypothermia could be listed as an 'orphan disease, ' since mild hypothermia is common but has no severe medical consequences, whereas severe hypothermia is rare and life-threatening. In order to increase our knowledge, find new outcome predictors, and propose better guidelines for the treatment of deep accidental hypothermia victims, we created the International Hypothermia Registry (IHR:https://www.hypothermia-registry.org ), which will allow us to gather a large number of cases in order to achieve statistical significance and issue evidence-based recommendations.