Prognosis in cardiac arrest

Cardiac arrest remains a common problem throughout the world. This article explores several factors that aid in determining prognosis after cardiac arrest. It is broadly divided into prearrest factors, intra-arrest factors, and postarrest factors. Prearrest factors predominantly concern the presence...

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Published inEmergency medicine clinics of North America Vol. 30; no. 1; p. 91
Main Author Martinez, Joseph P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.2012
Subjects
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - methods
Heart Arrest - mortality
Heart Arrest - therapy
Humans
Hypothermia, Induced
Predictive Value of Tests
Prognosis
Risk Factors
Survival Rate
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Summary:Cardiac arrest remains a common problem throughout the world. This article explores several factors that aid in determining prognosis after cardiac arrest. It is broadly divided into prearrest factors, intra-arrest factors, and postarrest factors. Prearrest factors predominantly concern the presence or absence of a shockable rhythm. Intra-arrest factors look at the partial pressure of end-tidal CO2 and the presence of cardiac standstill on ultrasound. Postarrest factors include early outcome measures as well as a more comprehensive algorithmic approach to predicting neurologic outcome.
ISSN:1558-0539
DOI:10.1016/j.emc.2011.09.010