Asian Targeted Temperature Management Task Panel Report.

Abstract

In the fields of emergency and critical care, targeted temperature management has become a critical issue and particularly popular in clinical practices throughout Asia. As more research is carried out, evidence and concepts about targeted temperature management continue to evolve. Areas of interest include new 2015 resuscitation guidelines, temperature management in pediatrics, and integrated care and neurological monitoring for cardiac arrest patients. The Asian Targeted Temperature Management task panel includes colleagues from various Asian countries and allows them to exchange experiences in a professional environment. Some of the key issues include optimal therapeutic hypothermia temperature for postcardiac arrest syndrome pursuant to 2015 guidelines, an integral approach to postcardiac arrest syndrome with hemodynamic monitoring and stabilization, roles of percutaneous coronary intervention and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and temperature management for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Panel experts reviewed all of the aforementioned issues and discussed the feasibility and effectiveness of targeted temperature management based on the Asian population. These discussions can expand the perspectives with regard to applying targeted temperature management all over the world.