Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Post‐cardiac arrest intensive care in Sweden: A survey of current clinical practice
Authors' conclusion
Swedish ICUs use normothermia including early treatment of fever in post-resuscitation care after cardiac arrest and almost all apply a detailed routine for the assessment of neurological prognosis. However, available methods for prognostic evaluation varies between hospitals.
Study context
- Population
- Swedish Levels 2 and 3 intensive care units (ICUs) providing post-cardiac arrest care43/48 eligible ICUs responded
- Participants
- 53 participants
- Outcome
- Current practice in post-resuscitation care: temperature targets and assessment of neurological prognosis
Methodological detailsstructured telephone or e-mail survey, national, Survey spring 2022 with a secondary survey in April 2023
- Structured telephone or e-mail survey
- National
- Survey spring 2022 with a secondary survey in April 2023
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Post-cardiac arrest ICU practice · 2023
Detailed routine for assessment of neurological prognosis
38 of 43
88%
Neurological assessment 72-96 h after ROSC (of units with routine)
32 of 38
84%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Post‐cardiac arrest intensive care in Sweden: A survey of current clinical practice. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 14 June 2023. doi:10.
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