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 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 ability
2021
Neuromonitoring After Cardiac Arrest Can Twenty-First Century Medicine Personalize Post Cardiac Arrest Care?
Beekman R, Maciel CB, Balu R, Greer DM, Gilmore EJ. Neuromonitoring After Cardiac Arrest Can Twenty-First Century Medicine Personalize Post Cardiac Arrest Care? Neurologic Clinics 2021, 39: 273-292. PMID: 33896519, DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2021.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary brain injuryCardiac arrest careBrain injuryArrest carePost-cardiac arrest syndromeHypoxic-ischemic brain injuryPost-cardiac arrest careEtiology of arrestSecondary neurologic injuryCardiac arrest survivorsNeurologic comorbiditiesNeuromonitoring toolsNeurologic injuryArrest survivorsCardiac arrestNeuromonitoring techniquesCerebral physiologyPhysiologic variablesIndividualized approachRisk profileInjuryHeterogeneous populationCareArrestComorbidities