Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Cognition, emotional state, and quality of life of survivors after cardiac arrest with rhythmic and periodic EEG patterns
Authors' conclusion
Nearly all cardiac arrest survivors with RPPs during the comatose state have cognitive impairments at one-year follow-up. The incidence of anxiety and depression symptoms seem relatively high and quality of life relatively poor, despite 'good' outcomes according to the CPC.
Study context
- Population
- Surviving comatose patients after cardiac arrest with rhythmic and periodic EEG patterns (rhythmic and periodic patterns (RPPs))
- Participants
- 14 patients
- Primary endpoint
- Cognitive impairment (>1.5 SD below mean on ≥ 2 (sub)tests within a cognitive domain); also CPC, HADS, SF-36
- Follow-up
- one-year follow-up
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
- Cognitive impairment
- 13 of 14
- Impaired in memory
- 11/14
- Impaired in executive functioning
- 9/14
- Impaired in attention
- 7/14
- Good outcome by Cerebral Performance Categories (CPC) alone (CPC 1-2)
- 8/14
Original publication
Cognition, emotional state, and quality of life of survivors after cardiac arrest with rhythmic and periodic EEG patterns. Resuscitation. Published 12 May 2023. doi:10.
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