Initial red cell distribution width as a predictor of poor neurological outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors in a prospective, multicenter observational study (the KoCARC study).

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to investigate whether the initial red cell distribution width (RDW) at the emergency department (ED) is associated with poor neurological outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survivors. We performed a prospective observational analysis of patients admitted to the ED between October 2015 and June 2018 from the Korean Cardiac Arrest Research Consortium registry. We included OHCA patients who visited the ED and achieved return of spontaneous circulation. Initial RDW values were measured at the time of the ED visit. The primary outcome was a poor neurological (Cerebral Performance Category, or CPC) score of 3-5. A total of 1008 patients were ultimately included in this study, of whom 712 (70.6%) had poor CPC scores with unfavorable outcomes. Higher RDW quartiles

SUBMITTER: Woo SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7568563 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature