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 survivors