Population
140 patients admitted to 11 intensive care units after intraoperative cardiac arrest between 2000-2013.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
90 days
Authors
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Supports cautious optimism for functional recovery in intraoperative arrest survivors reaching ICU; leaves open whether early predictors warrant targeted interventions.
Nearly half of patients surviving intraoperative cardiac arrest to ICU admission achieve good functional outcomes at 90 days, with initial shockable rhythm and lower organ dysfunction scores predicting better recovery.
Constant et al. (2014) studied this question.
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