severe brain damage, poor neurological prognosis After Cardiopulmonary Arrest
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
St. Marianna University School of Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) The patients with BSR[-] who suffered brain hemorrhage/infarction 2) severe neurological prognosis or the OHCA patients who survived for more than 72 hours but with poor neurologic outcomes
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) The patients who experienced CPA in our hospitals (i.e., in-hospital CPA) or who had suffered CPA in other hospitals and then transferred to our facilities 2) The cases in a potentially reversible coma (e.g., acute alcohol/drug addiction, hypothermia, sepsis, uremia, encephalopathy due to metabolic and endocrine diseases, use of neuromuscular blocking or high-dose sedative agents) 3) Children under the age of 16 4) CPA patients with a history of medical errors or social problems
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluation of the relationship between the presence or absence of residual brainstem reflex and prognosis | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluation of changes in medical staff / patients in the end-of-life treatment policy | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactHaruaki Wakatake
St. Marianna University Yokohama Seibu Hospital Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
Outcome results
None listed