Resuscitation
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Conversion to shockable rhythms is associated with better outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients with initial asystole but not in those with pulseless electrical activity.
The prognostic implication of conversion from initially non-shockable to shockable rhythms in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remains unclear. Our objective is to determine whether the conversion to shockable rhythms is a reliable predictor of short- and long-term outcomes both in patients who initially presented with pulseless electrical activity (PEA) and in those with asystole. ⋯ Conversion to shockable rhythms was associated with better outcomes in initially asystolic OHCA patients, whereas such associations were not observed in patients initially in PEA.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Endothelial activation/injury and associations with severity of post-cardiac arrest syndrome and mortality after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Post-cardiac arrest syndrome (PCAS) is characterized by whole-body ischemia triggering systemic inflammation and damage of the endothelium. This study investigated the relationship between systemic inflammation, endothelial damage and severity of PCAS and the association between endothelial damage and outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). ⋯ URL: clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01020916. Unique identifier: NCT01020916.