The impact of diastolic blood pressure values on the neurological outcome of cardiac arrest patients

Aim: Which haemodynamic variable is the best predictor of neurological outcome remains unclear. We investigated the association of several haemodynamic variables with neurological outcome in CA patients.Methods: Retrospective analysis of adult comatose survivors of CA admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a University Hospital. Exclusion criteria were early death due to withdrawal of care, missing haemodynamic data and use of intra-aortic balloon pump or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. We retrieved CA characteristics; lactate concentration and cardiovascular sequential organ failur... Mehr ...