Acute cardiac care & resuscitation
Predictive values of the DANish cognitive screen for cardiac arrest survivors (DANcSCA) − A digital cognitive screening
Authors' conclusion
The digital DANcSCA appears suitable for cognitive screening following OHCA, although the modest AUC for green/non-green and potential overfitting warrant validation in new samples.
Study context
- Population
- Adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survivors, Danish hospitals and a rehabilitation knowledge centre; assessed 6–8 weeks post-arrest or during rehabilitation 3 months to 3 years post-arrest
- Participants
- 175 survivors
- Comparison
- Digital DANcSCA vs neuropsychological test battery
- Outcome
- Predictive validity of DANcSCA risk classification against the neuropsychological test battery (ROC for green vs non-green and red vs non-red)
Methodological detailsprospective, multicentre
- Prospective
- Multicentre
Performance
As reported in the abstract
DANcSCA risk classification vs neuropsychological test battery (reference standard)
| Test or model | Green | Yellow | Red | False positives | False negatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANcSCA | 23 % | 59 % | 18 % | 9 % | 5 % |
DANcSCA
Green23 %
Yellow59 %
Red18 %
False positives9 %
False negatives5 %
- AUC, green vs non-green
- 0.77
- AUC, red vs non-red
- 0.89
Original publication
Predictive values of the DANish cognitive screen for cardiac arrest survivors (DANcSCA) − A digital cognitive screening. Resuscitation. Published 23 September 2025. doi:10.
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it