Early neurologic exam is not reliable for prognostication in post-cardiac arrest patients who undergo therapeutic hypothermia

Abstract Background Recent advances in post-cardiac arrest (CA) care including therapeutic hypothermia (TH) have improved survival and favorable neurologic outcomes for survivors of CA. Survivors often present with deep coma and lack of brainstem reflexes, which is generally associated with adverse...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of emergency medicine 2016
Hauptverfasser: Merrill, Michael, MD, Wares, Catherine, MD, Heffner, Alan C., MD, Shauger, Kenneth, MD, Norton, H. James, PhD, Runyon, Michael, MD, Pearson, David A., MD
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