Categorization of survival and death after cardiac arrest
Matthews EA, Magid-Bernstein J, Presciutti A, Rodriguez A, Roh D, Park S, Claassen J, Agarwal S. Categorization of survival and death after cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 2017, 114: 79-82. PMID: 28279695, PMCID: PMC5548414, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2017.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral Performance CategoryPoor neurological prognosisNeurological prognosisFamily's wishesPoor outcomeMost cardiac arrest patientsFavorable recoveryOne-yearEarly recovery groupUnfavorable neurological prognosisCardiac arrest patientsLife-sustaining therapyHemodynamic instabilityFavorable prognosisArrest patientsCardiac arrestGOC discussionsWorse outcomesPatient outcomesBrain deathCommon causeEarly recoveryCare conversationsRecovery groupMost survivorsUse of early head CT following out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest
Reynolds AS, Matthews E, Magid-Bernstein J, Rodriguez A, Park S, Claassen J, Agarwal S. Use of early head CT following out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest. Resuscitation 2017, 113: 124-127. PMID: 28057527, PMCID: PMC5548415, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2016.12.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly head CTHead CTAcute abnormalitiesCardiac arrestPremorbid statusCerebral Performance CategoryPatient's premorbid statusHospital cardiopulmonary arrestHospital cardiac arrestPost-arrest patientsPost-resuscitation managementDuration of arrestAbnormal scansCardiopulmonary arrestNeurological emergencyRetrospective studyFunctional statusNeurological abnormalitiesPatient managementPatientsAbnormalitiesPerformance categoriesFirst 24hOHCAArrest