The prognostic value of gray-white-matter ratio in cardiac arrest patients treated with hypothermia

The prognostic value of gray-white-matter ratio in cardiac arrest patients treated with hypothermia

BACKGROUND Mild therapeutic hypothermia alters the validity of a number of parameters currently used to predict neurological outcome after cardiac arrest and resuscitation. Thus, additional parameters are needed to increase certainty of early prognosis in these patients. A promising new approach is the determination of the gray-white-matter ratio (GWR) in cranial computed tomography (CCT) obtai...

Neurologic prognosis in cardiac arrest patients treated with therapeutic hypothermia.

BACKGROUND Therapeutic hypothermia is now commonly used to improve neurologic outcomes in eligible patients after cardiac arrest. The physiologic effects of cooling and pharmacologic effects of sedatives and neuromuscular blocking agents can affect the clinical exam and neurophysiologic findings. This can lead to uncertainty in neurologic prognostication. In this article, we review data on asse...

Prognostication in Post Cardiac Arrest Patients Treated with Therapeutic Hypothermia

The Aassociation between Pre-Cardiac Arrest Comorbidity and Unsuccessful Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Patients with Cardiac Arrest

Background and Objective: Patients suffering from cardiac arrest (CA) have poor prognosis and survival. The association of pre-arrest comorbidity with unsuccessful resuscitation in patients with CA is far from clear. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between pre-existing comorbidity and unsuccessful resuscitation following CA in Iranian patients. Materials and Met...

The Prognostic Value of White Blood Cells Count in Patients with Myocardial Infarction

Background: Ischemic heart disease and acute myocardial infarction is one of the most dramatic manifestations in one of the most investigated fields in the past few decades. In this study, the prognostic value of white blood cells count in patients with myocardial infarction (MI) was investigated in a six months follow-up. Methods: In this cohort study, 106 patients with MI were investigated. ...