ArticleBMC emergency medicine2018
Platelet indices and outcome after cardiac arrest.
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- Association of alkaline phosphatase to platelet ratio index with ICU mortality in patients with cardiac arrest.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Article
- Platelets as Central Modulators of Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- Construction and Clinical Relevance of a Predictive Model of Coronary Microcirculatory Dysfunction in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Optimal Timing of the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio as Early Predictors of Neurological Outcomes in Postcardiac Arrest Patients.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Diagnostic Value of Serum Lactate Dehydrogenase Level Measured in the Emergency Department in Predicting Clinical Outcome in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Multicenter, Observational Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Platelet volume indices correlate to severity of heart failure and have prognostic value for both cardiac and thrombotic events in patients with congenital heart disease.Heart and vessels · 2022Article
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- Association between Novel Marker (Platelet-Lymphocyte Ratio, Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio, and Delta Neutrophil Index) and Outcomes in Sudden Cardiac Arrest Patients.Emergency medicine international · 2021Article
- Gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidase to Platelet Ratio: A New Inflammatory Marker Associated with Outcomes after Cardiac Arrest.Mediators of inflammation · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundPlatelet variables, including platelet distribution width (PDW) and mean platelet volume (MPV), have been associated with outcome in critically ill patients. We evaluated these variables in patients after cardiac arrest (CA).
methodsAll adult CA patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) over an 8-year period (2006-2014) and treated with targeted temperature management were included. We retrieved all data concerning CA characteristics as well as platelet count, PDW and MPV on the first 2 days of admission. Unfavorable 3-month neurological outcome was defined as a cerebral performance category score of 3-5.
resultsWe included 384 patients (age 62 [52-75] years; 270/384 male): 231 patients (60%) died within 30-days and 246 patients (64%) had an unfavorable 3-month neurological outcome. On admission, platelet count, PDW and MPV were 87 [126-261] *10
conclusionsIn our cohort of post-CA patients, PDW and MPV were not associated with outcome.
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