Resuscitation
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Observational Study
Intra-arrest transoesophageal echocardiographic findings and resuscitation outcomes.
The relationship between echocardiographic findings of intra-arrest TEE and resuscitation outcomes was not clearly identified. We assessed echocardiographic findings observed in intra-arrest TEE and its relationship with resuscitation outcomes. ⋯ Intra-arrest TEE identifies specific findings related to causes of cardiac arrest. Presence of specific findings is associated with poor resuscitation outcomes.
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Assessment of brainstem function plays a key role in predicting the neurological outcome after cardiac arrest. However, the relationship of the two quantitative brainstem assessment methods-automated infrared pupillometry (AIP) and auditory brainstem response (ABR)-with neurological prognoses remains unclear. This study compares the prognostic value of AIP and ABR after cardiopulmonary arrest. ⋯ Although AIP and ABR were correlated, the AIP measures were superior in predicting the neurological outcome after cardiac arrest as compared with the ABR measures.
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Editorial Comment
Auditory evoked responses have limited utility after cardiac arrest.
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Editorial Comment
Damaged: Elevated GFAP and UCH-L1 as the Black Flag of Brain Injury.