Cold environments can be used for multiple things: keeping food fresh, making ice cubes and prolonging life during surgery. Medical surgeons are now using the art of extreme cooling methods to allow them the ability to pause the patient's heart long enough to finish their surgical procedure.
According to Dr. John Elefteriades, "the body is essentially in true, real-life, suspended animation, wit no pulse, no blood pressure, no signs of brain activity." Yikes! Extreme cooling methods certainly gives a whole new meaning to 'cold-hearted.'
What's Driving This Trend
- Extreme Cooling Methods
- Surgeons are using extreme cooling methods to prolong life during surgery.
- Suspended Animation
- Extreme cooling methods put the body into suspended animation during surgery.
- Prolonging Life
- Extreme cooling methods allow surgeons to pause the patient's heart and finish their surgical procedure.
Who This Affects Most
- Medical
- Extreme cooling methods are disrupting the medical industry by providing a new way to prolong life during surgery.
- Surgical Equipment
- The development of extreme cooling methods creates opportunities for innovative surgical equipment designed to facilitate the process.
- Food Preservation
- The use of extreme cooling methods in surgery can lead to advancements in food preservation techniques.
