Articles: cardiac-arrest.
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A growing body of evidence suggests outcomes for cardiac arrest in adults are worse during nights and weekends when compared with daytime and weekdays. Similar research has not yet been carried out in the infant setting. ⋯ ROSC achievement rates for infant out-of-hospital cardiac arrest are significantly lower on weekends when compared with weekdays. Further study and quality improvement work is needed to better understand this.
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Collapse after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) can cause severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). We aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics and treatment strategies for patients with OHCA and TBI. ⋯ Delayed ICH occurred frequently. Individualized management is required based on the extent of brain and cardiac damage, including optimal TTM, PCI procedures, and antiplatelet medications. Early detection of ICH and emergency treatment are critical for multi-disciplinary collaboration.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · May 2024
Multicenter Study Observational StudyFactors associated with fever after cardiac arrest: A post-hoc analysis of the FINNRESUSCI study.
Fever after cardiac arrest may impact outcome. We aimed to assess the incidence of fever in post-cardiac arrest patients, factors predicting fever and its association with functional outcome in patients treated without targeted temperature management (TTM). ⋯ Half of OHCA patients not treated with TTM developed fever. We found no association between fever and outcome.