Diagnostic yield of computed tomography after non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Determine the frequency with which computed tomography (CT) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) identifies clinically important findings.

Methods

We included non-traumatic OHCA patients treated at a single center from February 2019 to February 2021. Clinical practice was to obtain CT head in comatose patients. Additionally, CT of the cervical spine, chest, abdomen, and pelvis were obtained if clinically indicated. We identified CT imaging obtained within 24 hours of emergency department (ED) arrival and summarized radiology findings. We used descriptive statistics to summarize population characteristics and imaging results, report their frequencies and, post hoc, compared time from ED arrival to catheterization between patients who did and did not undergo CT.

SUBMITTER: Tam J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11527794 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature