Usefulness of chloride levels for fluid resuscitation in patients undergoing targeted temperature management after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

In this study, we aimed to evaluate the associations between chloride levels on emergency department (ED) admission and neurologic outcomes by stratifying patients undergoing targeted temperature management (TTM) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) into three groups (hyper/normo/hypochloremia); we also assessed the effect of changes in chloride levels from baseline over time on outcomes.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - January 15, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Taeyoung Kong, Yong Eun Chung, Hye Sun Lee, Je Sung You, Hyun Soo Chung, Incheol Park, Sung Phil Chung Source Type: research