Acute cardiac care & resuscitation
Neurological function before and after an in-hospital cardiac arrest – A nationwide registry-based cohort study
Authors' conclusion
Most patients had preserved neurological function compared to admission.
Study context
- Population
- Adult in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) survivors, Swedish Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, 2007–2022survivors with full Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) data
- Participants
- 7,677 participants
- Outcome
- Change in Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) from admission to hospital discharge (post-arrest neurological deterioration)
- Follow-up
- Hospital discharge
Methodological detailsnationwide
- Nationwide
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
CPC at discharge vs admission
Preserved CPC
6,774
88%
Improved CPC
150
2%
Deteriorated CPC
753
10%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
CPC >1 at hospital admission
- One in ten IHCA had CPC >1 at admission
Parts of this Brief are withheld: the automatic checks could not confirm them against the abstract.
Original publication
Neurological function before and after an in-hospital cardiac arrest – A nationwide registry-based cohort study. Resuscitation. Published 18 June 2024. doi:10.
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it