Why the study?
Are therapeutic hypothermia-induced ECG changes, specifically QTc prolongation, associated with in-hospital mortality in comatose patients after cardiac arrest?
Population
101 consecutive patients who remained comatose after cardiac arrest and received therapeutic hypothermia at…
Comparison
Therapeutic hypothermia vs Precooling baseline and comparison between…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
In-hospital
Authors
Loading...
QTc prolongation during hypothermia should not alter monitoring; leaves open whether ECG changes predict outcomes after cardiac arrest.
Are therapeutic hypothermia-induced ECG changes, specifically QTc prolongation, associated with in-hospital mortality in comatose patients after cardiac arrest?
Therapeutic hypothermia-induced QTc prolongation is not associated with increased in-hospital mortality, whereas the presence of RBBB on initial presentation is a marker of higher mortality risk.
Lam et al. (2013) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 2 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: