Serum markers of brain injury can predict good neurological outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Marion Moseby-KnappeNiklas Mattsson-CarlgrenPascal StammetSofia BackmanKaj BlennowJosef DankiewiczHans FribergChristian HassagerJanneke HornJesper KjaergaardGisela LiljaChristian RylanderSusann UllénJohan UndénErik WesthallMatt P WiseHenrik ZetterbergNiklas NielsenTobias Cronberg

Published in: Intensive care medicine (2021)

Low levels of brain injury markers in blood are associated with good neurological outcome after CA. Incorporating biomarkers into neuroprognostication may help prevent premature withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy.

Keyphrases

brain injury
cerebral ischemia
subarachnoid hemorrhage
stem cells
blood brain barrier