In our next talk, Kirstie Haywood from @warwickmed is speaking about cardiac arrest outcomes!
We know that life after survival from cardiac arrest has difficulties, with up to 55% of survivors having cognitive impairment at 6 months post cardiac arrest!
We know that life after survival from cardiac arrest has difficulties, with up to 55% of survivors having cognitive impairment at 6 months post cardiac arrest!
The majority of recovery is likely to occur in the first 3 months with minor improvement up to 12 months - after this, dysfunction is likely to be persistent!
Routine screening of cognitive function prior to discharge is recommended, followed by reassessment throughout the first three months!
PTSD is seen in around 1 in 4 cardiac arrest survivors, but levels are even higher in caregivers, who may have guilt based around the survivors ongoing issues.
Physical function impairment is also common. This can be based around muscle wasting or around fatigue and pain.
It is well known that rib fractures are common in cardiac arrest (around 60% of patients) but we talk very little about the pain that cardiac arrest survivors are likely to have! This may be a key point for future post resuscitation care to improve long term patient outcomes
It is therefore clear that survivors may have a wide variety of unrecognised and unmet needs - with long term follow up required! High quality studies may therefore be required to ensure there is sufficient evidence with buy in from stakeholders to make these changes reality!
Thanks for a fantastic talk Kirstie - it is fascinating to hear someone talking about the long term impact of cardiac arrest, something which doesn’t get as much attention as it deserves! #RESUS20 @ERC_resus @ERC_ALS_SEC @ResusCouncilUK
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