A survey on general and temperature management of post cardiac arrest patients in large teaching and university hospitals in 14 European countries—The SPAME trial results

The present and future of cardiac arrest care: international experts reach out to caregivers and healthcare authorities

“…TTM at 33-36 °C is a key element of post-resuscitation care and can be achieved using both invasive and noninvasive techniques [59]. There is inconclusive evidence whether any temperature target is better than another, and there is variation in practice throughout Europe [60] as well as North America. If the target is 36 °C, efforts should be made to stay within target and avoiding higher temperatures [61].…”

Neurofilament light as an outcome predictor after cardiac arrest: a post hoc analysis of the COMACARE trial

“…Current guidelines recommend a multimodal approach in the prognostication of cardiac arrest (CA) patients including clinical examination, radiological imaging, neurophysiological assessment, and biomarkers [5]. Unfortunately, some of these methods are not universally available [6,7] and others can be affected by sedative medication and muscle paralysis often needed with targeted temperature management (TTM) [8].…”

Neurological prognostication tools in out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest patients in Danish intensive care units from 2005 to 2013

“…A 2015 survey on post‐OHCA neurological prognostication procedures across Europe showed that national guidelines or recommendations on neurological prognostication post‐OHCA are rare . Recently, another survey found that standard operating procedures (SOP) for neurological prognostication was not common in ICUs in 14 European countries, and that SOPs were more often found in units treating more than 50 patients per year . A Danish recommendation does exist, but we do not have data on the use of SOPs in Danish intensive care units.…”