Experts develop new risk tool for cardiac arrest patients, reveals Study
In a breakthrough study, experts have developed a risk score to
predict cardiac
arrest patient outcomes.
The
study published today in European Heart Journal, by a team of researchers from
King's College London and King's College Hospital, details a novel risk score
for heart attack centres to predict brain damage in patients who have had an
out of hospital cardiac arrest.
Out
of hospital cardiac arrest is a
major public health challenge and can lead to considerable morbidity and
mortality. Patients have an extremely high risk of long-term brain damage after
cardiac arrest, but this can be difficult to predict early on after admission.
The
risk score, known as MIRACLE2, has been developed to help clinical decisions,
improve the selection of appropriate treatments and inform family discussion
early after admission.
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