Tag: Post-cardiac arrest

TAME Trial: Mild Hypercapnia vs Normocapnia in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

by Hrant Gevorgian posted August 21, 2023 No Comments

Background Information: Cardiac arrest is a devastating event that imposes considerable human and financial burdens. While it is widely recognized that cardiac arrest leads to brain injury, what is often overlooked is the persistent cerebral hypoperfusion that continues even after ...

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External Validation of Pittsburgh Cardiac Arrest Category (PCAC) Illness Severity Score

by Mark Ramzy posted July 14, 2022 No Comments

Background Information: Multiple illness severity scores have been developed for use after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA). Unfortunately, these rely on information that is not immediately available to providers in the early hours following return of ...

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