Post-cardiac arrest syndrome

This phase 3 trial tested whether high doses of epoetin alpha, a drug that boosts red blood cells and may protect the brain, could improve recovery in 500 comatose adults who survived a cardiac arrest. Half received the drug plus standard care, half got standard care alone. The m…

This study tested whether a special type of dialysis (high-permeability hemodialysis) could help people in shock after being revived from cardiac arrest. The idea was to filter out inflammatory substances from the blood to improve blood pressure and reduce the need for strong med…

This study reviewed records of 630 adults who survived a cardiac arrest and were treated in an ICU in Italy over 14 years. Researchers compared outcomes across three time periods when different official treatment guidelines were in use. The goal was to see if newer guidelines led…

This study looked back at the medical records of 168 adults who survived a cardiac arrest and were treated in the intensive care unit. Researchers wanted to find early signs that could predict which patients were more likely to die within 30 days or six months. By analyzing lab r…

This study looked at 29 children with brain injuries to test two new methods for checking how well the brain controls its own blood flow. The goal was to see if these methods could help doctors better understand and treat brain injuries. The study did not test a treatment, but ai…

This study looked at 60 patients who were resuscitated after a cardiac arrest but remained unconscious. Researchers took blood samples at the hospital and on days 1 and 3 to analyze the activity of all genes (the transcriptome). The goal was to see if these gene patterns could pr…