Induction and Maintenance of Total Body Hypothermia

**Semantic type:** Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure

**Definition:** The therapeutic application of controlled cooling of the whole body of a patient with continuous temperature monitoring and adjustment. This is often used to protect the brain and other organs from injury in cases of cerebral ischemia, cardiac arrest or neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy.

**Synonyms:** - Hypothermia, total body, induction and maintenance