
Score of Longstreth et al for Prediction of Awakening Following Cardiac Arrest Outside of the Hospital
Specialty: | Cardiology |
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Description: | A score based on 4 parameters can be used to predict the neurologic recovery of a person who was unconscious after a cardiac arrest outside of the hospital. The score was developed in 1983 at the University of Washington in Seattle based on an evaluation of 389 consecutive patients. |
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