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 group
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