Categorization of survival and death after cardiac arrest
EA Matthews, J Magid-Bernstein, A Presciutti… - Resuscitation, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Most cardiac arrest (CA) patients remain comatose post-resuscitation,
prompting goals-of-care (GOC) conversations. The impact of these conversations on patient
outcomes has not been well described. Methods Patients (n= 385) treated for CA in
Columbia University ICUs between 2008–2015 were retrospectively categorized into
various modes of survival and death based on documented GOC discussions. Patients were
deemed “medically unstable” if there was evidence of hemodynamic instability at the time of …
prompting goals-of-care (GOC) conversations. The impact of these conversations on patient
outcomes has not been well described. Methods Patients (n= 385) treated for CA in
Columbia University ICUs between 2008–2015 were retrospectively categorized into
various modes of survival and death based on documented GOC discussions. Patients were
deemed “medically unstable” if there was evidence of hemodynamic instability at the time of …
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