Cardiac arrest & resuscitation

Good outcome prediction after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A prospective multicenter observational study in Korea (the KORHN-PRO registry)

ResuscitationPublished Diagnostic accuracy study

Authors' conclusion

Clinical examination, biomarker, electrophysiology, and brain imaging predicted good outcomes at 6 months after CA. When the two predictors were combined, the specificity further improved.

Study context

Population
Adult (≥18 years) Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) patients, Korean Hypothermia Network Prospective Registry 1.0412 with good outcome
Participants
1,327 participants
Comparison
Clinical examination, biomarkers, electrophysiology and brain imaging, individually or combined, for predicting good neurological outcome
Outcome
Good neurological outcome
Follow-up
6 months
Methodological detailsretrospective analysis of prospective registry, multicentre
  • Retrospective analysis of prospective registry
  • Multicentre

Performance

As reported in the abstract

Prediction of good neurological outcome
Test or modelSensitivity (highest)SensitivitySpecificity (highest)Specificity
GCS-M >3— not stated in the abstract— not stated in the abstract96.7% (95% CI 95.3-97.8)— not stated in the abstract
Normal brain diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI)96.3% (95% CI 92.9-98.4)— not stated in the abstract— not stated in the abstract— not stated in the abstract
Two predictors combined— not stated in the abstract2.7-81.1%— not stated in the abstract81.3-100%
European Resuscitation Council (ERC)/European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) algorithm variation— not stated in the abstract83.5%— not stated in the abstract83.2%

Sensitivity (highest)

GCS-M >3— not stated in the abstract
Normal brain diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI)96.3% (95% CI 92.9-98.4)
Two predictors combined— not stated in the abstract
European Resuscitation Council (ERC)/European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) algorithm variation— not stated in the abstract

Sensitivity

GCS-M >3— not stated in the abstract
Normal brain diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI)— not stated in the abstract
Two predictors combined2.7-81.1%
European Resuscitation Council (ERC)/European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) algorithm variation83.5%

Specificity (highest)

GCS-M >396.7% (95% CI 95.3-97.8)
Normal brain diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI)— not stated in the abstract
Two predictors combined— not stated in the abstract
European Resuscitation Council (ERC)/European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) algorithm variation— not stated in the abstract

Specificity

GCS-M >3— not stated in the abstract
Normal brain diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI)— not stated in the abstract
Two predictors combined81.3-100%
European Resuscitation Council (ERC)/European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) algorithm variation83.2%

— not stated in the abstract

Original publication

Good outcome prediction after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A prospective multicenter observational study in Korea (the KORHN-PRO registry). Resuscitation. Published 4 April 2024. doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2024.110207

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