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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiopulmonary ResuscitationHumansHypothermia, InducedOut-of-Hospital Cardiac ArrestPrognosisRetrospective StudiesConceptsPoor 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
2015
Prognostication of post-cardiac arrest coma: early clinical and electroencephalographic predictors of outcome
Sivaraju A, Gilmore EJ, Wira CR, Stevens A, Rampal N, Moeller JJ, Greer DM, Hirsch LJ, Gaspard N. Prognostication of post-cardiac arrest coma: early clinical and electroencephalographic predictors of outcome. Intensive Care Medicine 2015, 41: 1264-1272. PMID: 25940963, DOI: 10.1007/s00134-015-3834-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBetter outcomesPoor outcomeEpileptiform dischargesPost-cardiac arrest comatose patientsCritical care EEG terminologyPost-cardiac arrest comaMethodsProspective cohort studyContinuous EEG monitoringLow-voltage EEGPositive predictive valueAbsence of reactivityEEG terminologyCohort studySpontaneous circulationBrainstem reflexesClinical outcomesComatose patientsFalse positive ratePoor prognosisPrognostic significanceSuppression burstsClinical variablesClinical correlatesElectroencephalographic patternsElectroencephalographic predictors
2011
Prevention of Shivering During Therapeutic Temperature Modulation: The Columbia Anti-Shivering Protocol
Choi HA, Ko SB, Presciutti M, Fernandez L, Carpenter AM, Lesch C, Gilmore E, Malhotra R, Mayer SA, Lee K, Claassen J, Schmidt JM, Badjatia N. Prevention of Shivering During Therapeutic Temperature Modulation: The Columbia Anti-Shivering Protocol. Neurocritical Care 2011, 14: 389-394. PMID: 21210305, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-010-9474-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic alpha-2 Receptor AgonistsAdultAgedAnticonvulsantsConscious SedationCritical CareDexmedetomidineDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleFeverGlasgow Coma ScaleHeart ArrestHumansHypothermia, InducedIntensive Care UnitsIntracranial HypertensionMagnesium SulfateMaleMeperidineMiddle AgedMonitoring, PhysiologicNarcoticsNeuromuscular Nondepolarizing AgentsPropofolProspective StudiesShiveringVecuronium BromideConceptsPatient daysNeurological intensive care unitAnti-shivering agentsTherapeutic temperature modulationTotal patient daysPrevention of shiveringDoses of propofolIntensive care unitBaseline demographic informationNew clinical problemsInduced normothermiaMethodsAll patientsYounger patientsCare unitCumulative doseHigh riskClinical problemPatientsTemperature modulating devicesMore interventionsShiveringBaseline interventionDemographic informationFirst agentYoung men