Resuscitation
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We investigated the impact of gender in performance and findings of early coronary angiography (CAG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), comorbidity and outcome in a large population of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients with an initially shockable rhythm. ⋯ Despite no gender differences in ECG findings indicating an early CAG, men had more severe coronary artery disease while women more frequently had normal coronary angiography. However, this did not influence 1-year survival.
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Multicenter Study
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in patients with psychiatric disorders - Characteristics and outcomes.
To investigate whether the recent improvements in pre-hospital cardiac arrest-management and survival following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) also apply to OHCA patients with psychiatric disorders. ⋯ Patients with psychiatric disorders have lower survival following OHCA compared to non-psychiatric patients and the gap between the two groups has widened over time.
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To investigate the ability of 30-min electroencephalogram (EEG), short-latency somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) and brain computed tomography (CT) to predict poor neurological outcome (persistent vegetative state or death) at 6 months in comatose survivors of cardiac arrest within 24 h from the event. ⋯ In comatose resuscitated patients, a multimodal approach based on results of SEPs, EEG and brain CT accurately predicts poor neurological outcome at 6 months within the first 24 h after cardiac arrest.
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Observational Study
Non-invasive continuous haemodynamic monitoring and response to intervention in haemodynamically unstable patients during rapid response team review.
During rapid response team (RRT) management of haemodynamic instability (HI), continuous non-invasive haemodynamic monitoring may provide supplemental physiological information. ⋯ Continuous non-invasive measurement of haemodynamics during RRT management for HI was possible for 20 min. Patients with hypotension rather than tachycardia had lower baseline HR, MAP and CI values. There was a statistically significant but small increase in MAP at the 15-20 min time-block and overall, for both the tachycardia and FBT groups.
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Evidence about the immediate survival from in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is well established, however, beyond discharge there is very little describing the long-term outcomes of these patients. Of the few existing studies, all have been conducted in metropolitan centres. Therefore, this study describes survival from IHCA in both the short and long-term in a large regional hospital cohort. ⋯ Both short and long-term survival following an IHCA in a regional hospital are similar to previously described rates in metropolitan hospitals. Further research is required on the post-discharge correlates of long-term survival.