2022
Bedside monitoring of hypoxic ischemic brain injury using low-field, portable brain magnetic resonance imaging after cardiac arrest
Beekman R, Crawford A, Mazurek MH, Prabhat AM, Chavva IR, Parasuram N, Kim N, Kim JA, Petersen N, de Havenon A, Khosla A, Honiden S, Miller PE, Wira C, Daley J, Payabvash S, Greer DM, Gilmore EJ, Kimberly W, Sheth KN. Bedside monitoring of hypoxic ischemic brain injury using low-field, portable brain magnetic resonance imaging after cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 2022, 176: 150-158. PMID: 35562094, PMCID: PMC9746653, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2022.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac arrestBrain injuryHypoxic-ischemic brain injuryAdverse neurological outcomesIschemic brain injurySingle-center studyBrain magnetic resonanceBrain injury severityBoard-certified neuroradiologistsLow-field MRIFLAIR signal intensityNeurological outcomeCA patientsIll patientsMRI findingsCA survivorsCenter studyMRI examinationsClinical careHigh riskInjury severityPatientsSignal intensityBedside monitoringMR imaging
2021
Early head CT in post-cardiac arrest patients: A helpful tool or contributor to self-fulfilling prophecy?
Beekman R, Maciel CB, Ormseth CH, Zhou SE, Galluzzo D, Miyares LC, Torres-Lopez VM, Payabvash S, Mak A, Greer DM, Gilmore EJ. Early head CT in post-cardiac arrest patients: A helpful tool or contributor to self-fulfilling prophecy? Resuscitation 2021, 165: 68-76. PMID: 34147572, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsGray MatterHeart ArrestHumansPrognosisReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsGray-white matter ratioHCT findingsArrest patientsInter-rater reliabilityPost-cardiac arrest patientsTertiary care academic medical centerEarly head CTPost-CA carePost-CA patientsCardiac arrest patientsHalf of casesAcademic medical centerElectronic medical recordsWithdrawal of lifeNeurophysiologic testingSpontaneous circulationInjury burdenMedical recordsHead CTTherapeutic decisionsMedical CenterPatientsNeurointensivistsHctTemperature management