Abstract:
Hypothermia for therapeutic purposes is used for its cooling effect on some areas of patient‘s body, in order to reduce the risk of ischemic tissue trauma after a period of insufficient blood supply [1]. Period of insufficient supply with blood may be caused by heart failure or blockage of arteries when an embolism occurs, as it is usually happens after a stroke. Studies have shown that patients under risk for ischemic brain injury present better results using hypothermic methods of treatment [2]. This studies where focused on researching ischemic accidents that unlike usual strokes reduces coagulation threshold. This researches shown that hypothermia used in therapeutical purposes has a neuroprotective effect [3].