IVTM™ VS. EXTERNAL METHODS

ZOLL IVTM™ Is Proven Superior to External Methods

Cooling and warming blankets, ice packs, and gel pads, and other external methods are clinical inefficient, labor intensive, and hinder access to critically ill patients requiring constant care. These methods are still widely used in hospital emergency rooms, surgical suites and intensive care units even though they are recognized to have serious disadvantages.

Less Control		Nurses have a 63% chance of overcooling their patients when using surface cooling methods. This can result in serious complications, including arrhythmia, coagulopathy and increase risk of infection.1
Less Power		14% of patients never reached target temperatures with external cooling methods. 70% of patients required the addition of ice packs.2

A recent study comparing the efficacy of commercially available cooling devices demonstrates the superior power and control of Alsius IVTMT in reaching target temperature and keeping patients within the target range.³

1. Therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest: Unintentional overcooling is common using ice packs and conventional cooling blankets. Merchant RM, Abella BS, Peberdy MA, Soar J, Ong MEH, Schmidt GA, Becker LB, Vanden Hoek TL. Crit Care Med 34: S490-S494, 2006.
2. Mild Therapeutic Hypothermia to Improve the Neurologic Outcome after Cardiac Arrest: The Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest (HACA) Study Group. N Engl J Med 346:549-556, 2002.
3. Comparison of different cooling methods to induce and maintain normo- and hypothermia in ICU patients: a prospective intervention study. Hoedemaekers CW , Ezzahti M, Gerritsen A van der Hoeven JG. Critical Care 2007, 11:R91