Serum Cortisol Levels as a Predictor of Neurologic Survival inSuccessfully Resuscitated Victims of Cardiopulmonary Arrest

Serum Cortisol Levels as a Predictor of Neurologic Survival inSuccessfully Resuscitated Victims of Cardiopulmonary Arrest

Introduction: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is the most stressful lifetime event for the victims and an important issue for the emergency physicians. The status of the hypothalamic pituitary- adrenal axis (HPA) function in successfully resuscitated victims of cardiopulmonary arrest has been...

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Main Authors: Nader Tavakoli, Ali Bidari, Samad Shams Vahdati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2012-10-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research
Subjects:
Cardiopulmonary Arrest
Cortisol Level
Neurologic Outcome
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/ 10.5681/jcvtr.2012.026

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