Neurologic Recovery at Discharge and Long-Term Survival After Cardiac Arrest.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Brain injury is the leading cause of death following cardiac arrest and is associated with severe neurologic disabilities among survivors, with profound implications for patients and their families, as well as broader societal impacts. How these disabilities affect long-term survival is largely unknown.

Objective

To investigate whether complete neurologic recovery at hospital discharge after cardiac arrest is associated with better long-term survival compared with moderate or severe neurologic disabilities.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used data from 4 mandatory national registers with structured and predefined data collection and nationwide coverage during a 10-year period in Sweden. Participants included adults who survived in-hospi

SUBMITTER: Dillenbeck E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11581594 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature