Acute cardiac care & resuscitation
Prospective evaluation of the relationship between cognition and recovery outcomes after cardiac arrest
Main finding · Poor functional status (mRS > 3) by discharge cognitive functionResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 0.88 95% CI 0.79–0.98Authors' conclusion
Cognitive function at discharge after CA was significantly and independently associated with functional outcome 1 month after hospital discharge. Psychological distress contributed to fatigue severity.
Study context
- Population
- Cardiac arrest survivors admitted at an academic center (May 14, 2021-June 23, 2023)completed discharge TICS-m
- Participants
- 112 survivors
- Exposure
- Cognitive function at discharge and poor functional status at 1 month
- Outcome
- Poor functional status (mRS > 3)
- Follow-up
- 1-month post-discharge
Methodological detailssingle-centre, consecutive patients
- Single-centre
- Consecutive patients
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Poor functional status (mRS > 3) by discharge cognitive function
Odds ratio
0.88
95% CI 0.79–0.98
P = 0.02
Worse discharge cognitive function
OR 0.88 (95% CI 0.79–0.98); P = 0.02
- Poor 1-month functional outcome
- 68 (61%)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | B (CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|
| Fatigue severity (Modified Fatigue Impact Scale) · 1-month post-discharge | 1.03 (0.00–2.05) | P = 0.04 |
Fatigue severity (Modified Fatigue Impact Scale) · 1-month post-discharge
- No significant association with cognitive function
Original publication
Prospective evaluation of the relationship between cognition and recovery outcomes after cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. Published 31 July 2024. doi:10.
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it