Intensive care medicine

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Intensive care unit

Resuscitation

Anesthesiology

Ischemia

Cardiology

Anesthesia

Physics

Optics

Pathophysiology

Internal medicine

Medicine

Coma (optics)

Clinical death

Intensive care

Intensive Care Medicine

Post-cardiac arrest brain injury (PCABI) is caused by initial ischaemia and subsequent reperfusion of the brain following resuscitation. In those who are admitted to intensive care unit after cardiac arrest, PCABI manifests as coma, and is the main cause of mortality and long-term disability. This review describes the mechanisms of PCABI, its treatment options, its outcomes, and the suggested strategies for outcome prediction.

Brain injury after cardiac arrest: pathophysiology, treatment, and prognosis