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 CronbergPublished 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.