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Long-term Survival, Functional Capacity and Quality of Life After Refractory Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest Treated with Mechanical Circulatory Support by Sivagowry Rasalingam Mørk; Lola Qvist Kristensen; Steffen Christensen; Mariann Tang; Christian Juhl Terkelsen; Hans Eiskjær is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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Introduction Studies on long-term outcomes after refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) treated with mechanical circulatory support (MCS) are limited. This study aimed to evaluate long-term neurologically intact survival, functional capacity and quality of life after refractory OHCA treated with MCS. Methods This was a follow-up study of survivors after refractory OHCA treated with MCS. Follow-up examinations comprised clinical assessment with transthoracic echocardiography and cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPX). Neurological and cognitive screening was evaluated with the Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA test). A good neurological outcome was defined as CPC 1 or CPC 2. Health-related quality of life was measured by questionnaires (Short Form-36 (SF-36)). Results A total of 101 patients with refractory OHCA were treated with MCS at Aarhus University Hospital between 2015 and 2019. The total low-flow time was median 105 min [IQR, 94–123] minutes. The hospital discharge rate was 27%. At a mean follow-up time of 4.8 years ± 1.6 (range 2.8–6.1 years), 21 patients remained alive of whom 15 consented to participate in the present study
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- Author
- Sivagowry Rasalingam Mørk; Lola Qvist Kristensen; Steffen Christensen; Mariann Tang; Christian Juhl Terkelsen; Hans Eiskjær
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)