Myocardial dysfunction after cardiac arrest: tips and

Eur J Emerg Med · Jun 2022

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Myocardial dysfunction after cardiac arrest: tips and pitfalls.

Postcardiac arrest shock (PCAS) is defined by hemodynamic instability occurring in the first hours after cardiac arrest (CA) and is a major cause of mortality among patients hospitalized after CA. It includes vasoplegia and myocardial dysfunction. ⋯ However, there are many unknowns regarding its definition, its prognosis value and its management. In this review dedicated to emergency physicians, we choose to address tips and pitfalls they should know regarding this prevalent syndrome.

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- Sofia Ortuno, Guillaume Geri, Wulfran Bouguoin, Alain Cariou, and Nadia Aissaoui.
- Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP) Cochin, Intensive Care Medicine.
- Eur J Emerg Med. 2022 Jun 1; 29 (3): 188194188-194.
AbstractPostcardiac arrest shock (PCAS) is defined by hemodynamic instability occurring in the first hours after cardiac arrest (CA) and is a major cause of mortality among patients hospitalized after CA. It includes vasoplegia and myocardial dysfunction. This postcardiac arrest myocardial dysfunction is supposed to recover within the 3 days. However, there are many unknowns regarding its definition, its prognosis value and its management. In this review dedicated to emergency physicians, we choose to address tips and pitfalls they should know regarding this prevalent syndrome.Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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