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Table 2 Proposed ILCOR terminology for temperature control interventions

From: Temperature control after cardiac arrest

Hypothermic Temperature Control

Active temperature control with the target temperature below the normal range

Normothermic Temperature Control

Active temperature control with the target temperature in the normal range

Fever Prevention Temperature Control

Monitoring temperature and actively preventing and treating temperature above the normal range

No Temperature Control

No protocolized active temperature control strategy