Infrared pupillometry to help predict neurological outcome for patients achieving return of spontaneous circulation following cardiac arrest: a systematic review protocol

Abstract Background Despite advances in resuscitation care, mortality rates following cardiac arrest (CA) remain high. Between one-quarter (in-hospital CA) and two-thirds (out of hospital CA) of patients admitted comatose to intensive care die of neurological injury. Neuroprognostication determines...

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Main Authors: Alex Monk, Shashank Patil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-019-1209-z