Heart rate and heart rate variability as a prognosticating feature for functional outcome after cardiac arrest: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite significant progress in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and post-cardiac arrest care, favorable outcome in out-of hospital sudden cardiac arrest patients remains low. One of the main reasons for mortality in these patients is withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment. There is a need for precise and equitable prognostication tools to support families in avoiding premature or inappropriate WLST. Heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) have been noted for their association with outcome, and are positioned to be a useful modality for prognostication.

Objectives

The aim of this scoping review is to rigorously explore which electrocardiography features have been shown to predict functional outcome in post-cardiac arrest patients.

Methods

The search

SUBMITTER: Kwon SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10461016 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature