Neuroprognostication after cardiac arrest

a review

The lecture duration is 26min.

0.5 CPD Points, 0.5 CEUs, 0.5 CME credits approval pending.
Accredited by CPDUK, CBRN and Provider Pending.

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Marion Moseby-Knappe
Clinical neurologist at Skåne University Hospital, Sweden
Lecture Summary

In this lecture, Marion Moseby-Knappe will talk about the current ERC/ESICM guidelines for prediction of neurological outcome after cardiac arrest. This lecture should be suited for medical professionals (both ICU-nurses and resident physicians) looking for a not too complicated introduction on the subject.

Target Audience

Critical Care Doctors
Experienced or advanced Critical Care Nurses

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:

  • Identify the necessity of neuroprognostication and to understand why a premature assessment may negatively affect decision making
  • Understand that neuroprognostication should be multimodal and to learn which methods can be helpful when assessing the patients’ prognosis
  • Describe which criteria are associated with a good or poor neurological prognosis

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