Post-cardiac arrest myoclonus and in ICU mortality: insights from the Parisian Registry of Cardiac Arrest (PROCAT).

Omar Ben Hadj SalemMatthieu JammeMarine PaulLucie GuillemetFlorence DumasFrédéric PèneJean-Daniel ChicheJulien CharpentierJean-Paul MiraHervé OutinEric AzabouAlain Cariou

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2021)

PCAM was observed in nearly one-third of CA patients admitted in ICU. Patients with PCAM had a significantly higher likelihood of ICU mortality and a low likelihood of a good outcome. The prognostic value of PCAM seems rather bleak but remains nuanced and merits study in larger-scale prospective studies taking into account confounding factors.

Keyphrases

cardiac arrest
intensive care unit
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
mechanical ventilation
cardiovascular events
risk factors
acute respiratory distress syndrome
coronary artery disease
case control