Critical care medicine
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Critical care medicine · Feb 2018
Observational StudyDeterminants of Long-Term Neurological Recovery Patterns Relative to Hospital Discharge Among Cardiac Arrest Survivors.
To explore factors associated with neurological recovery at 1 year relative to hospital discharge after cardiac arrest. ⋯ Patients discharged with mild or moderate cerebral dysfunction sustained their risk of neurological worsening within 1 year of cardiac arrest. Old age, Hispanic ethnicity, and discharge disposition of home with out-patient services may be associated with a poor 1 year neurological recovery pattern after hospital discharge from cardiac arrest.