Brain injury after cardiac arrest: pathophysiology, treatment, and prognosis

C Sandroni, T Cronberg, M Sekhon - Intensive care medicine, 2021 - Springer
Post-cardiac arrest brain injury (PCABI) is caused by initial ischaemia and subsequent
reperfusion of the brain following resuscitation. In those who are admitted to intensive care …

Brain injury after cardiac arrest

GD Perkins, CW Callaway, K Haywood, RW Neumar… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
As more people are surviving cardiac arrest, focus needs to shift towards improving
neurological outcomes and quality of life in survivors. Brain injury after resuscitation, a …

European resuscitation council and European society of intensive care medicine guidelines 2021: post-resuscitation care

JP Nolan, C Sandroni, BW Böttiger, A Cariou… - Resuscitation, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The European Resuscitation Council (ERC) and the European Society of Intensive
Care Medicine (ESICM) have collaborated to produce these post-resuscitation care …

[HTML][HTML] Hypothermia versus normothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

J Dankiewicz, T Cronberg, G Lilja… - … England Journal of …, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Targeted temperature management is recommended for patients after cardiac
arrest, but the supporting evidence is of low certainty. Methods In an open-label trial with …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction of sudden cardiac arrest in the general population: review of traditional and emerging risk factors

ACT Ha, BS Doumouras, CN Wang, J Tranmer… - Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the most common and devastating outcome of sudden
cardiac arrest (SCA), defined as an abrupt and unexpected cessation of cardiovascular …

Understanding the lived experiences of short‐and long‐term consequences on daily life after out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest. A focus group study

MK Wagner, SK Berg, LH Tang… - Journal of advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To explore and gain in‐depth understanding of how out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest
survivors experience the short‐and long‐term consequences on daily life. Design A …

Effects of hypothermia vs normothermia on societal participation and cognitive function at 6 Months in survivors after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a predefined …

G Lilja, S Ullén, J Dankiewicz, H Friberg… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The Targeted Hypothermia vs Targeted Normothermia After Out-of-Hospital
Cardiac Arrest (TTM2) trial reported no difference in mortality or poor functional outcome at 6 …

Multimodal prediction of favorable outcome after cardiac arrest: a cohort study

A Vanat, JW Lee, H Elkhider, J Novy… - Critical Care …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: Prognostic guidelines after cardiac arrest (CA) focus on unfavorable outcome
prediction; favorable outcome prognostication received less attention. Our aim was to …

Bio-physiological susceptibility of the brain, heart, and lungs to systemic ischemia reperfusion and hyperoxia-induced injury in post-cardiac arrest rats

T Aoki, V Wong, Y Endo, K Hayashida, R Takegawa… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Cardiac arrest (CA) patients suffer from systemic ischemia–reperfusion (IR) injury leading to
multiple organ failure; however, few studies have focused on tissue-specific …

Prognostication after cardiac arrest: how EEG and evoked potentials may improve the challenge

S Benghanem, E Pruvost-Robieux, E Bouchereau… - Annals of Intensive …, 2022 - Springer
About 80% of patients resuscitated from CA are comatose at ICU admission and nearly 50%
of survivors are still unawake at 72 h. Predicting neurological outcome of these patients is …