Predicting poor neurological outcomes following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest using neuron-specific enolase and neurofilament light chain in patients with and without haemolysis.
Yusuf Abdi IsseRuth Frikke-SchmidtSebastian WibergJohannes GrandLaust E R OblingAnna Sina Pettersson MeyerJesper KjærgaardChristian HassagerMartin Abild Stengaard MeyerPublished in: European heart journal open (2023)
High free-haemoglobin at admission was associated with higher NSE concentration after 48 h, but, the performance of NSE and NfL in predicting poor neurological outcome among OHCA patients were good regardless of early haemolysis. Only elevated NfL concentrations were associated with cognitive impairments.