Accuracy of the first interpretation of early brain CT images for predicting the prognosis of post-cardiac arrest syndrome patients at the emergency department

Accuracy of the first interpretation of early brain CT images for predicting the prognosis of post-cardiac arrest syndrome patients at the emergency department

Abstract Background Early brain CT is one of the most useful tools for estimating the prognosis in patients with post-cardiac arrest syndrome (PCAS) at the emergency department (ED). The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognosis-prediction accuracy of the emergency physicians’ interpretation o...

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Main Authors: Mitsuaki Nishikimi, Takayuki Ogura, Kota Matsui, Kunihiko Takahashi, Kenji Fukaya, Keibun Liu, Hideo Morita, Mitsunobu Nakamura, Shigeyuki Matsui, Naoyuki Matsuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Intensive Care
Subjects:
Cardiac arrest
Post-cardiac arrest syndrome
Neurological prognosis
Brain CT scan
Targeted temperature management
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40560-018-0296-6

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