2024
Variability in temperature control practices amongst the Influence of Cooling duration on Efficacy in Cardiac Arrest Patients (ICECAP) trial
Beekman R, Perman S, Nguyen C, Kline P, Clevenger R, Yeatts S, Ramakrishnan R, Geocadin R, Silbergleit R, Meurer W, Gilmore E. Variability in temperature control practices amongst the Influence of Cooling duration on Efficacy in Cardiac Arrest Patients (ICECAP) trial. Resuscitation 2024, 203: 110397. PMID: 39278393, PMCID: PMC11466710, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2024.110397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTemperature Control Parameters Are Important: Earlier Preinduction Is Associated With Improved Outcomes Following Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Beekman R, Kim N, Nguyen C, McGinniss G, Deng Y, Kitlen E, Garcia G, Wira C, Khosla A, Johnson J, Miller P, Perman S, Sheth K, Greer D, Gilmore E. Temperature Control Parameters Are Important: Earlier Preinduction Is Associated With Improved Outcomes Following Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2024, 84: 549-559. PMID: 39033449, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOut-of-hospital cardiac arrestNeurological outcomeDevice cohortCardiac arrestOut-of-hospital cardiac arrest patientsConsecutive out-of-hospital cardiac arrestPreinduction timeInterquartile rangeAssociated with improved outcomesCardiac arrest patientsProportion of patientsMultivariate logistic regression modelInverse probability of treatmentDevice timeInverse probability treatment weightsProbability of treatmentProspective trialsOHCA patientsArrest patientsClinical outcomesLogistic regression modelsCenter studyEarly initiationSecondary outcomesTreatment weighting
2023
Abstract 145: Deploying Early Cooling at ICECAP Sites: A Barrier Assessment
Beekman R, Kline P, Yeatts S, Geocadin R, Silbergleit R, Meurer W. Abstract 145: Deploying Early Cooling at ICECAP Sites: A Barrier Assessment. Circulation 2023, 148: a145-a145. DOI: 10.1161/circ.148.suppl_1.145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBarriers to early initiationIntensive care unit transferCardiac arrest patientsNurse availabilityProvider educationControl practicesIdentified barriersElectronic surveyBarrier assessmentQuality improvementArrest patientsEducational initiativesInstitutional protocolUnit transferPrincipal investigatorCardiac arrestSurvivors of cardiac arrestBoarding timeStandard sedationBest practicesAverage boarding timeEarly initiationComatose survivors of cardiac arrestEarly coolingDevelopment of sedativesDiscrepancies Between Neuroprognostication Assessments and End-of-Life Decision-Making in Post-Cardiac Arrest Patients (S4.002)
Rubenstein A, Stafford R, Scott A, Maciel C, Silva G, Beekman R, Gilmore E, Greer D. Discrepancies Between Neuroprognostication Assessments and End-of-Life Decision-Making in Post-Cardiac Arrest Patients (S4.002). Neurology 2023, 100 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000203933.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 ResearchConceptsGray-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
2019
Distinct predictive values of current neuroprognostic guidelines in post-cardiac arrest patients
Zhou SE, Maciel CB, Ormseth CH, Beekman R, Gilmore EJ, Greer DM. Distinct predictive values of current neuroprognostic guidelines in post-cardiac arrest patients. Resuscitation 2019, 139: 343-350. PMID: 30951843, PMCID: PMC6589093, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.03.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-cardiac arrest patientsAmerican Heart AssociationArrest patientsPredictive valueDiffuse hypoxic-ischemic injurySingle tertiary care centerDistinct predictive valuesHypoxic-ischemic injuryOutcomes of patientsTertiary care centerLife-sustaining therapyIntensive care medicineFalse positive rateAAN guidelinesAHA guidelinesHospital recordsCardiac arrestHeart AssociationCare centerCurrent guidelinesCare medicineBetter outcomesBiochemical findingsPatientsAmerican Academy