Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
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J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. · Dec 1996
Early prognosis in coma after cardiac arrest: a prospective clinical, electrophysiological, and biochemical study of 60 patients.
The univariate study of clinical, electrophysiological, or biochemical variables has been shown to predict the outcome in postanoxic coma in about 50% of patients for each type of variable. Previous studies did not, however, consider the prognostic accuracy of a multivariate approach. ⋯ The combination of GCS at 48 hours, SEP, and if these are non-conclusive, EEG, permits a more reliable prediction of outcome in postanoxic coma than clinical examination alone.