Prognostic Value of the Neurological Examination in Cardiac Arrest Patients After Therapeutic Hypothermia
Matthews EA, Magid-Bernstein J, Sobczak E, Velazquez A, Falo CM, Park S, Claassen J, Agarwal S. Prognostic Value of the Neurological Examination in Cardiac Arrest Patients After Therapeutic Hypothermia. The Neurohospitalist 2017, 8: 66-73. PMID: 29623156, PMCID: PMC5882011, DOI: 10.1177/1941874417733217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive predictive valuePupillary light responseTherapeutic hypothermiaNeurological examinationCorneal reflexPredictive valueDay 3Poor outcomePrognostic valueDay 5Cerebral Performance Category scoreUniversity intensive care unitTime pointsCardiac arrest patientsCardiac arrest survivorsIntensive care unitLife-sustaining therapyNegative predictive valueLeast day 5False positive rateHospital dischargeArrest patientsArrest survivorsCare unitIdeal timingCategorization 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