Initial experience of therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest with surface cooling method in Thammasat Chalerm Prakiat Hospital: two cases report.

Objective: Therapeutic hypothermia is a recommended treatment by standard guidelines for patients after cardiac arrest but it is not distinguished in Thailand. The present report aimed to demonstrate feasibility of its use in Thailand.

Case Report: Two cases of patients after cardiac arrest treated with therapeutic hypothermia are reported.

Initial inappropriate urinary catheters use in a tertiary-care center: incidence, risk factors, and outcomes.

Objectives: To evaluate the epidemiology and outcomes for initiation of inappropriate urinary catheterization (IUC) among hospitalized patients.

Setting: A 450-bed, tertiary-care hospital.

Patients: All patients admitted to the hospital from September 1, 2003 to June 12, 2004 with urinary catheter (UC).