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 abilityBrain imaging after cardiac arrest
Beekman R, Hirsch K. Brain imaging after cardiac arrest. Current Opinion In Critical Care 2023, 29: 192-198. PMID: 37078612, DOI: 10.1097/mcc.0000000000001032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac arrestComputed tomographyLong-term neurological outcomeQuantitative analysis of CTPrediction of long-term neurologic outcomeInterpretation of CTAnalysis of CTInterpreting CTBrain imagingNovel imaging techniquesNeurological outcomePoor outcomeDisorders of consciousnessNeurological injuryLack of specificityMRIInter-rater reliabilityQuantitative image analysisArrestOutcomesImaging techniquesBrainMultimodal assessmentMethodological limitationsPatients