Differential outcomes following successful resuscitation in cardiac arrest due to drug overdose
Ormseth CH, Maciel CB, Zhou SE, Barden MM, Miyares LC, Beekman RB, Gilmore EJ, Greer DM. Differential outcomes following successful resuscitation in cardiac arrest due to drug overdose. Resuscitation 2019, 139: 9-16. PMID: 30965094, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac arrestNeurological recoveryClinical characteristicsDrug overdoseBrain deathCerebral Performance Category scoreCA casesFavorable neurological recoverySimilar neurological recoveryLarge prospective studiesPositive toxicology screenRankin Scale scorePotential treatment optionSingle academic institutionBystander cardiopulmonary resuscitationHospital dischargeInpatient mortalitySuccessful resuscitationToxicology screenProspective studyTreatment optionsMedical recordsMedication administrationCardiopulmonary resuscitationRetrospective analysis