Cerebral Performance Category Score (CPCS) of Seeger et al Following Cardiac Arrest

Description

Seeger et al evaluated patients with spontaneous circulation following cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The patient's outcome is often determined by how severe the neurologic damage was. The authors are from Universitatsklinikum Frankfurt am Main in Germany.

Parameters for the Cerebral Perfomance Category Score (CPCS):

(1) death

(2) coma

(3) number and severity of disabilities

(4) living status

Death	Coma	Disabilities	Living Status	CPCS
no	no	none	normal, able to work as before	4
no	no	mild	able to care for self, may not be able to work as before	3
no	no	moderate, multiple	unable to perform all self care	2
no	yes	severe	unable to care for self	1
yes	NA	NA	NA	0

where:

• These categories resemble the Rankin and MRC neurological scales (above).

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ICD-10