Change of Hemoglobin Levels in the Early Post-cardiac Arrest Phase Is Associated With Outcome.

ABSTRACT: Background: The post-cardiac arrest (CA) phase is characterized by high fluid requirements, endothelial activation and increased vascular permeability. Erythrocytes are large cells and may not leave circulation despite massive capillary leak. We hypothesized that dynamic changes in hemoglobin concentrations may reflect the degree of vascular permeability and may be associated with neurologic function after CA. Methods: We included patients ≥18 years, who suffered a non-traumatic CA between 2013 and 2018 from the prospective Vienna Clinical Cardiac Arrest Registry. Patients without return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), with extracorporeal life support, with any form of bleeding, undergoing surgery, receiving transfusions, without targeted temperature management or with inc

SUBMITTER: Schriefl C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8219926 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature