Recovery and Survival of Patients After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Literature Review Showcasing the Big Picture of Intensive Care Unit-Related Factors

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 16; no. 2; p. e54827
• Main Authors: Nikolovski, Srdjan S, Lazic, Aleksandra D, Fiser, Zoran Z, Obradovic, Ivana A, Tijanic, Jelena Z, Raffay, Violetta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Cureus Inc 24.02.2024; Cureus
• Subjects: Angioplasty; Blood diseases; Blood pressure; Body temperature; Cardiac arrest; Cardiology; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Cold; CPR; Creatinine; Emergency medical care; Emergency Medicine; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Fluids; Hemodynamics; Hospitalization; Hospitals; Hypotension; Hypothermia; Intensive care; Ischemia; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical prognosis; Mortality; Patients; Recovery (Medical); Ventilators; cardiopulmonary ventilation; mechanical ventilation; targeted temperature management; intensive care unit; coronary revascularization; post-cardiac arrest; out of hospital cardiac arrest

As an important public health issue, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) requires several stages of high quality medical care, both on-field and after hospital admission. Post-cardiac arrest shock can lead to severe neurological injury, resulting in poor recovery outcome and increased risk of deat...