Heart & lung : the journal of critical care
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This study was aimed at a serial evaluation of the prognostic values of initial shockable rhythm, bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and gender for neurological outcome and survival in adults treated with targeted temperature management (TTM) following cardiac arrest (CA). PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library were searched for eligible studies. Pooled odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) was calculated to evaluate prognostic values using RevMan 5.3. ⋯ In adult patients treated with TTM, initial shockable rhythm, bystander CPR and male sex were associated with a higher likelihood of favorable neurological outcome. Initial shockable rhythm and bystander CPR were associated with a higher likelihood of survival. These factors could help in identifying patients who are eligible for TTM.