Guidelines for Neuroprognostication in Comatose Adult Survivors of Cardiac Arrest.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Among cardiac arrest survivors, about half remain comatose 72 h following return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). Prognostication of poor neurological outcome in this population may result in withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy and death. The objective of this article is to provide recommendations on the reliability of select clinical predictors that serve as the basis of neuroprognostication and provide guidance to clinicians counseling surrogates of comatose cardiac arrest survivors.

Methods

A narrative systematic review was completed using Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology. Candidate predictors, which included clinical variables and prediction models, were selected based on clinical relevance and the prese

SUBMITTER: Rajajee V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10241762 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature