This review provides the basic principle and rational for ROC analysis of rating and
continuous diagnostic test results versus a gold standard. Derived indexes of accuracy, in …

Management of coma after cardiac arrest has improved during the past decade, allowing an
increasing proportion of patients to survive, thus prognostication has become an integral …

Background: Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is a widely-used biomarker for prognostication
of neurological outcome after cardiac arrest, but the relevance of recommended cutoff …

Aims and methods To systematically review the accuracy of early (≤ 7 days) predictors of
poor outcome, defined as death or vegetative state (Cerebral Performance Categories [CPC] …

Objectives: Therapeutic hypothermia and pharmacological sedation may influence outcome
prediction after cardiac arrest. The use of a multimodal approach, including clinical …

Objective: Outcome prediction after cardiac arrest is important to decide on continuation or
withdrawal of intensive care. Neuron-specific enolase is an easily available, observer …

The prognosis of patients who are admitted in a comatose state following successful
resuscitation after cardiac arrest remains uncertain. Although the introduction of therapeutic …

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is started in 5000 victims of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in
Sweden each year and the survival rate is approximately 10%. The subsequent …

Background Neuron specific enolase (NSE) is a recognized biomarker for assessment of
neurological outcome after cardiac arrest, but its reliability has been questioned. Our aim …

Drowning is a leading cause of accidental death. Survivors may sustain severe neurologic
morbidity. There is negligible research specific to brain injury in drowning making current …