Association between echocardiography utilization and prognosis in patients with cardiac arrest
10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2025.007
- Author:
Nan Zhang
- Publication Type:Letter
- Keywords:
echocardiography;
cardiac arrest;
Glasgow Coma Scale
- From:
World Journal of Emergency Medicine
2025;16(1):63-66
- CountryChina
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Despite efforts to develop treatment technology for cardiac arrest (CA), CA incidence and mortality rates are still high.[1,2] A recent study of CA patients in emergency departments revealed that the incidence of CA is increasing annually, and the in-hospital survival rate of CA patients is only approximately 28.7%.[3] Echocardiography has been widely used as an important monitoring tool in critical care and helps to identify the cause of shock, monitor hemodynamics, and guide fluid therapy utilization.[4] One study reported that approximately one-third of patients underwent formal echocardiography during hospitalization in the intensive care unit (ICU).[5]
