Utilisation and prognostic impact of angiography and primary percutaneous coronary intervention prior to intensive care admission for patients following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Our 700-bed hospital has a 24-7 cathlab service that routinely investigates patients with indications prior to ICU admission following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Our aim was to compare ICU survivors and nonsurvivors and evaluate the utilisation and prognostic impact of angiography and pr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Critical care (London, England) England), 2015-01, Vol.19 (S1), p.P423-P423, Article P423
Hauptverfasser: Eveson, L, Shrestha, S, Davies, M, Achan, V, Peck, M
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Our 700-bed hospital has a 24-7 cathlab service that routinely investigates patients with indications prior to ICU admission following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Our aim was to compare ICU survivors and nonsurvivors and evaluate the utilisation and prognostic impact of angiography and primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) in this patient group.
ISSN:1364-8535
1364-8535
1366-609X
1466-609X
DOI:10.1186/cc14503