2024
A practical magnetic-resonance imaging score for outcome prediction in comatose cardiac arrest survivors
Chan W, Nguyen C, Kim N, Tripodis Y, Gilmore E, Greer D, Beekman R. A practical magnetic-resonance imaging score for outcome prediction in comatose cardiac arrest survivors. Resuscitation 2024, 202: 110370. PMID: 39178939, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2024.110370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHypoxic-ischemic brain injuryDeep gray nucleiArea under the receiver operating curveMagnetic resonance imagingMagnetic Resonance Imaging ScorePoor neurological outcomeCerebral Performance CategoryIntra-class correlationNeurological outcomeMRI scoreCardiac arrestComatose CA survivorsCA survivorsComatose cardiac arrest survivorsPredicting neurologic outcomeCardiac arrest survivorsInter-rater reliabilityReceiver operating curveAcademic medical centerMedian timePoor outcomePrognostic toolGray nucleiArrest survivorsScore groupTemperature Control Parameters Are Important: Earlier Preinduction Is Associated With Improved Outcomes Following Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Beekman R, Kim N, Nguyen C, McGinniss G, Deng Y, Kitlen E, Garcia G, Wira C, Khosla A, Johnson J, Miller P, Perman S, Sheth K, Greer D, Gilmore E. Temperature Control Parameters Are Important: Earlier Preinduction Is Associated With Improved Outcomes Following Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2024, 84: 549-559. PMID: 39033449, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOut-of-hospital cardiac arrestNeurological outcomeDevice cohortCardiac arrestOut-of-hospital cardiac arrest patientsConsecutive out-of-hospital cardiac arrestPreinduction timeInterquartile rangeAssociated with improved outcomesCardiac arrest patientsProportion of patientsMultivariate logistic regression modelInverse probability of treatmentDevice timeInverse probability treatment weightsProbability of treatmentProspective trialsOHCA patientsArrest patientsClinical outcomesLogistic regression modelsCenter studyEarly initiationSecondary outcomesTreatment weighting
2023
Validation of the rCAST score and comparison to the PCAC and FOUR scores for prognostication after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Kim N, Kitlen E, Garcia G, Khosla A, Miller P, Johnson J, Wira C, Greer D, Gilmore E, Beekman R. Validation of the rCAST score and comparison to the PCAC and FOUR scores for prognostication after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 2023, 188: 109832. PMID: 37178901, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor neurologic outcomeUnited States cohortHospital cardiac arrestOHCA patientsNeurologic outcomeCardiac arrestPost-cardiac arrest syndromePoor neurological outcomeScore predictive abilityHospital mortalityNeurological outcomeUnResponsiveness (FOUR) scorePoor outcomeRetrospective studyAccurate outcome predictionPrognostic performanceFull OutlineDeLong testOutcome predictionPatientsMortalityOutcomesScoresCohortPredictive ability