ArticleEmergency radiology2020
Early whole-body CT for treatment guidance in patients with return of spontaneous circulation after cardiac arrest.
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- Rib fractures and other injuries after cardiopulmonary resuscitation for non-traumatic cardiac arrest: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Pooled it
- Diagnostic Yield of CT Imaging and Point-of-Care Ultrasound After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.Chest · 2026Observational
- Computed tomography assessment after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation.Resuscitation plus · 2026Article
- Injury Patterns in Resuscitated Non-Traumatic Cardiac Arrest Patients-A Comparative CT Analysis Between Automated Chest Compression Devices.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Association between chest computed tomography features and prognosis in patients treated with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation.World journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Post-cardiac arrest imaging: Unraveling etiology and predicting neurological outcome.World journal of radiology · 2025Review
- Radiomics for Predicting the Development of Brain Edema from Normal-Appearing Early Brain-CT After Cardiac Arrest and Return of Spontaneous Circulation.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Clinical Significance of Whole-Body Computed Tomography Scans in Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients Without Prehospital Return of Spontaneous Circulation.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Seeking a Treatable Cause of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest during and after Resuscitation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Post-resuscitation pneumothorax: retrospective analysis of incidence, risk factors and outcome-relevance.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2024Observational
- Diagnostic yield of computed tomography after non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.Resuscitation · 2023Article
- Post-Cardiac Arrest: Mechanisms, Management, and Future Perspectives.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Computed-Tomography as First-line Diagnostic Procedure in Patients With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- A descriptive analysis of cross-sectional imaging findings in patients after non-traumatic sudden cardiac arrest.Resuscitation plus · 2021Article
- The utility of computed tomography to evaluate thoracic complications after cardiopulmonary resuscitation.Resuscitation plus · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeNon-traumatic cardiac arrest (CA) and return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are often associated with multiple pathologies. Expecting a high prevalence of important findings, a whole-body CT (WBCT) could be of relevance for therapy. The aim of this study is to investigate the feasibility and diagnostic yield of an early WBCT in this setting.
methodsThis single-center retrospective study included 100 consecutive patients (27 female; 73 male; mean age 68.5± 12.57 years) with non-traumatic, in- and out-of-hospital CA and ROSC following CPR, who underwent a contrast-enhanced WBCT within 6 h after ROSC over 12 months. CT findings were determined corresponding to anatomical region.
resultsEarly WBCT was successfully carried out in 100% of the patients with CA and ROSC after CPR. Acute pathologies were found not only in the chest but also in the head (15%) and the abdomen (6%). Early global brain edema (n = 12), acute stroke (n = 3), pulmonary embolism (n = 10), pneumothorax (26%), acute abdominal pathologies (n = 6), iatrogenic bleeding (4%), and CPR-related injuries (93%) were detected by CT right from the beginning of the post-cardiac arrest care.
conclusionsAn early WBCT is feasible and provides added diagnostic value for patients with ROSC after non-traumatic CA.
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