CONTINUUM Lifelong Learning in Neurology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
29(3), P. 848 - 886
Published: June 1, 2023
ABSTRACT
Objective
This
article
reviews
the
neurologic
complications
encountered
in
patients
admitted
to
non-neurologic
intensive
care
units,
outlines
various
scenarios
which
a
consultation
can
add
diagnosis
or
management
of
critically
ill
patient,
and
provides
advice
on
best
diagnostic
approach
evaluation
these
patients.
Latest
Developments
Increasing
recognition
their
adverse
impact
long-term
outcomes
has
led
increased
neurology
involvement
units.
The
COVID-19
pandemic
highlighted
importance
having
structured
clinical
critical
illness
as
well
with
chronic
disabilities.
Essential
Points
Critical
is
often
accompanied
by
complications.
Neurologists
need
be
aware
unique
needs
patients,
especially
nuances
examination,
challenges
testing,
neuropharmacologic
aspects
commonly
used
medications.
European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(1), P. 55 - 161
Published: Sept. 22, 2023
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Robert
A
Byrne,
Byrne
(Ireland)
Corresponding
authors:
A.
Department
and
Cardiovascular
Research
Institute
(CVRI)
Dublin,
Mater
Private
Network,
Ireland,
School
Pharmacy
Biomolecular
Sciences,
RCSI
University
Medicine
Health
Ireland.
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Coughlan,
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Acute
Care,
zuad107,
https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjacc/zuad107
Published:
22
September
history
typeset:
Circulation,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
150(7)
Published: June 27, 2024
This
scientific
statement
presents
a
conceptual
framework
for
the
pathophysiology
of
post–cardiac
arrest
brain
injury,
explores
reasons
previous
failure
to
translate
preclinical
data
clinical
practice,
and
outlines
potential
paths
forward.
Post–cardiac
injury
is
characterized
by
4
distinct
but
overlapping
phases:
ischemic
depolarization,
reperfusion
repolarization,
dysregulation,
recovery
repair.
Previous
research
has
been
challenging
because
limitations
laboratory
models;
heterogeneity
in
patient
populations
enrolled;
overoptimistic
estimation
treatment
effects
leading
suboptimal
sample
sizes;
timing
route
intervention
delivery;
limited
or
absent
evidence
that
engaged
mechanistic
target;
postresuscitation
care,
prognostication,
withdrawal
life-sustaining
treatments.
Future
trials
must
tailor
their
interventions
subset
patients
most
likely
benefit
deliver
this
at
appropriate
time,
through
route,
dose.
The
complexity
suggests
monotherapies
are
unlikely
be
as
successful
multimodal
neuroprotective
therapies.
Biomarkers
should
developed
identify
with
targeted
mechanism
quantify
its
severity,
measure
response
therapy.
Studies
need
adequately
powered
detect
effect
sizes
realistic
meaningful
patients,
families,
clinicians.
Study
designs
optimized
accelerate
evaluation
promising
interventions.
Multidisciplinary
international
collaboration
will
essential
realize
goal
developing
effective
therapies
injury.
Resuscitation,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
191, P. 109928 - 109928
Published: Aug. 7, 2023
To
perform
an
updated
systematic
review
and
meta-analysis
on
temperature
control
in
adult
patients
with
cardiac
arrest.The
is
update
of
a
previous
published
2021.
An
search
including
PubMed,
Embase,
the
Cochrane
Central
Register
Controlled
Trials
was
performed
May
31,
2023.
trials
humans
were
included.
The
population
included
arrest.
all
aspects
timing,
temperature,
duration,
method
induction
maintenance,
rewarming.
Two
investigators
reviewed
for
relevance,
extracted
data,
assessed
risk
bias.
Data
pooled
using
random-effects
models.
Certainty
evidence
evaluated
GRADE.The
identified
six
new
trials.
Risk
bias
as
intermediate
most
outcomes.
For
target
32-34
°C
vs.
normothermia
or
36
°C,
two
identified,
seven
meta-analysis.
Temperature
did
not
result
improvement
survival
(risk
ratio:
1.06
[95%CI:
0.91,
1.23])
favorable
neurological
outcome
1.27
0.89,
1.81])
at
90-180
days
after
arrest
(low
certainty
evidence).
Subgroup
analysis
according
to
location
(in-hospital
out-of-hospital)
found
similar
results.
A
sensitivity
nine
comparing
any
time
point
also
show
outcomes
1.14
[95%CI
0.98,
1.34]).
New
individual
31-34
12-24
hours
hours,
rewarming
rate
0.25-0.5
°C/hour,
effect
fever
prevention
no
differences
outcomes.This
showed
benefit
compared
although
95%
confidence
intervals
cannot
rule
out
potential
beneficial
effect.
Important
knowledge
gaps
exist
topics
such
hypothermic
targets,
rate,
control.
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(1), P. 5 - 17
Published: Feb. 16, 2023
Targeted
temperature
management
with
mild
hypothermia
(TTM-hypothermia;
32-34
°C)
is
a
treatment
strategy
for
adult
patients
who
are
comatose
after
cardiac
arrest.
Robust
preclinical
data
support
the
beneficial
effects
of
beginning
within
4
hours
reperfusion
and
maintained
during
several
days
postreperfusion
brain
dysregulation.
TTM-hypothermia
increased
survival
functional
recovery
arrest
in
trials
realworld
implementation
studies.
also
benefits
neonates
hypoxic-ischemic
injury.
However,
larger
methodologically
more
rigorous
do
not
detect
benefit.
Reasons
inconsistency
include
difficulty
delivering
differential
between
randomized
groups
use
shorter
durations
treatment.
Furthermore,
enrolled
populations
that
vary
illness
severity
injury,
individual
enriched
higher
or
lower
severity.
There
interactions
effect.
Current
indicate
implemented
quickly
arrest,
may
benefit
select
at
risk
severe
injury
but
other
patients.
More
needed
on
how
to
identify
treatment-responsive
titrate
timing
duration
TTM-hypothermia.
Critical Care,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
26(1)
Published: Nov. 24, 2022
Abstract
Most
of
the
patients
who
die
after
cardiac
arrest
do
so
because
hypoxic-ischemic
brain
injury
(HIBI).
Experimental
evidence
shows
that
temperature
control
targeted
at
hypothermia
mitigates
HIBI.
In
2002,
one
randomized
trial
and
quasi-randomized
showed
32–34
°C
improved
neurological
outcome
mortality
in
are
comatose
arrest.
However,
following
publication
these
trials,
other
studies
have
questioned
neuroprotective
effects
hypothermia.
2021,
largest
study
conducted
far
on
(the
TTM-2
trial)
including
1900
adults
resuscitation
no
effect
33
compared
with
normothermia
or
fever
control.
A
systematic
review
32
trials
published
between
2001
2021
concluded
a
target
prevention
did
not
result
an
improvement
survival
(RR
1.08;
95%
CI
0.89–1.30)
favorable
functional
1.21;
0.91–1.61)
90–180
days
resuscitation.
There
was
substantial
heterogeneity
across
certainty
low.
Based
results,
International
Liaison
Committee
Resuscitation
currently
recommends
monitoring
core
actively
preventing
(37.7
°C)
for
least
72
h
from
Future
needed
to
identify
potential
patient
subgroups
may
benefit
aimed
comparing
Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
35(3), P. 260 - 264
Published: May 16, 2023
Post-cardiac
arrest
syndrome
(PCAS)
is
a
multicomponent
entity
affecting
many
who
survive
an
initial
period
of
resuscitation
following
cardiac
arrest.
This
focussed
review
explores
some
the
strategies
for
mitigating
effects
PCAS
return
spontaneous
circulation.
We
consider
current
evidence
controlled
oxygenation,
blood-pressure
targets,
timing
coronary
reperfusion,
and
temperature
control
treatment
seizures.
Despite
several
large
trials
investigating
specific
to
improve
outcomes
after
arrest,
questions
remain
unanswered.
Results
studies
suggest
that
interventions
may
benefit
subgroups
patients,
but
optimal
duration
unknown.
The
role
intracranial
pressure
monitoring
has
been
subject
only
few
studies,
its
benefits
unclear.
Research
aimed
at
improving
management
ongoing.