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. 2010 Jan;18(1):8-28.
doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2009.07.001. Epub 2009 Aug 5.

Post-cardiac arrest syndrome: epidemiology, pathophysiology, treatment, and prognostication: a scientific statement from the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation; the American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee; the Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia; the Council on Cardiopulmonary, Perioperative, and Critical Care; the Council on Clinical Cardiology; the Council on Stroke (Part II)

Jerry P Nolan  1 , Robert W Neumar, Christophe Adrie, Mayuki Aibiki, Robert A Berg, Bernd W Bbttiger, Clifton Callaway, Robert S B Clark, Romergryko G Geocadin, Edward C Jauch, Karl B Kern, Ivan Laurent, W T Longstreth, Raina M Merchant, Peter Morley, Laurie J Morrison, Vinay Nadkarni, Mary Ann Peberdy, Emanuel P Rivers, Antonio Rodriguez-Nunez, Frank W Sellke, Christian Spaulding, Kjetil Sunde, Terry Vanden Hoek; International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation; Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee, American Heart Association; Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia; Council on Cardiopulmonary, Perioperative, and Critical Care; Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Stroke
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Post-cardiac arrest syndrome: epidemiology, pathophysiology, treatment, and prognostication: a scientific statement from the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation; the American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee; the Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia; the Council on Cardiopulmonary, Perioperative, and Critical Care; the Council on Clinical Cardiology; the Council on Stroke (Part II)

Jerry P Nolan et al. Int Emerg Nurs. 2010 Jan.

Abstract

Aim of the review: To review the epidemiology, pathophysiology, treatment and prognostication in relation to the post-cardiac arrest syndrome.

Methods: Relevant articles were identified using PubMed, EMBASE and an American Heart Association EndNote master resuscitation reference library, supplemented by hand searches of key papers. Writing groups comprising international experts were assigned to each section. Drafts of the document were circulated to all authors for comment and amendment.

Results: The 4 key components of post-cardiac arrest syndrome were identified as (1) post-cardiac arrest brain injury, (2) post-cardiac arrest myocardial dysfunction, (3) systemic ischaemia/reperfusion response, and (4) persistent precipitating pathology.

Conclusions: A growing body of knowledge suggests that the individual components of the post-cardiac arrest syndrome are potentially treatable.

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