Biomarkers for neuroprognostication: the time has come for the new wave

A large majority of patients resuscitated from cardiac arrest are comatose after return of spontaneous circulation and require heavy intensive care. Unfortunately, many of them will die during their stay in intensive care unit (ICU), mostly after a decision to stop life-sustaining treatments due to irreversible hypoxic ischemic brain injury (HIBI) (1). The early identification of these neurological lesions is therefore one of the most difficult challenges for intensivists. Currently, the recommended strategy consists of applying a multimodal prognostic approach combining the collection of clinical, neurophysiological, neuroradiological and biological data (2).
Source: Resuscitation - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research