Hypothermia outcome prediction after extracorporeal life support for hypothermic cardiac arrest patients: The HOPE score

Currently, the decision to initiate extracorporeal life support for patients who suffer cardiac arrest due to accidental hypothermia is essentially based on serum potassium level. Our goal was to build a prediction score in order to determine the probability of survival following rewarming of hypothermic arrested patients based on several covariates available at admission.

Source: Resuscitation - February 23, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Mathieu Pasquier, Olivier Hugli, Peter Paal, Tomasz Darocha, Marc Blancher, Paul Husby, Tom Silfvast, Pierre-Nicolas Carron, Valentin Rousson Source Type: research