Diagnostic Value of Serum Lactate Dehydrogenase Level Measured in the Emergency Department in Predicting Clinical Outcome in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Multicenter, Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is complex, and risk stratification tools have the potential to include components other than clinical risk indicators, thus requiring extensive studies. Simple and accurate biomarkers for OHCA patients with poor prognoses are still needed. Serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) has been identified as a risk factor in patients with various diseases, such as cancer, liver disease, severe infections, and sepsis. The primary aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of LDH values at initial presentation in the emergency department (ED) in predicting the clinical outcome in OHCA.

Methods

This retrospective multicenter observational study was performed in the ED of two tertiary university hospitals and one general hospital between

SUBMITTER: Kim J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10146741 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature