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Clinical Definition

Medically-induced hypothermia is an intentional reduction of a patient's core body temperature, typically to 32-34°C (89.6-93.2°F), used as a therapeutic intervention. This procedure is commonly performed after cardiac arrest or other acute brain injuries to reduce metabolic demands and protect neural tissue.

Documentation Requirements

• Initial core body temperature before cooling

• Target temperature goal

• Method of cooling (e.g., surface cooling, intravascular devices)

• Duration of hypothermia maintenance

• Rate of rewarming

• Complications if any

• Primary condition requiring therapeutic hypothermia

• Vital sign monitoring intervals

• Neurology checks frequency

• Shivering management protocol used

Common Synonyms

• Therapeutic cooling

• Targeted temperature management (TTM)

• Brain cooling therapy

• Induced cooling

• Protocol-based temperature reduction

Coding Conflicts

Excludes1:

• Accidental hypothermia (T68)

• Environmental exposure causing hypothermia (T68)

• Newborn hypothermia (P80.-)

Scribing.io Automation

The AI scribe automatically identifies keywords such as:

• "Initiating therapeutic hypothermia"

• "Target temperature management"

• "Cooling protocol"

• Temperature values and units

• Cooling method specifications

• Time markers for protocol stages

The system also prompts for required documentation elements when therapeutic hypothermia is mentioned in the note.