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Table 4 Different periods during the cooling process

From: The influence of body composition on therapeutic hypothermia: a prospective observational study of patients after cardiac arrest

Time periods/duration (n = 27)

Minutes

Time from admission to start of cooling

41 (16–76)

Time from admission to target temperature

191 (105–382)

Duration of active cooling

1,525 (1,432–1,740)

Time from start of cooling to target temperature

152 (64–275)

Time from termination of active cooling to temperature of ≥ 36°C

840 (514–1,080)

  1. All values are expressed as median (interquartile range).