#ESCCongress – RCT | In comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, targeting a mean arterial blood pressure of 77 mmHg vs. 63 mmHg did not result in different outcomes.
29 Aug, 2022 | 12:13h | UTCBlood-Pressure Targets in Comatose Survivors of Cardiac Arrest – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Trial finds no benefit of raising blood pressure target in post cardiac arrest patients – European Society of Cardiology
Commentary: Blood Pressure Targets Show No Benefit in Comatose Survivors of Cardiac Arrest – HCPLive
Commentary on Twitter
BOX BP: This randomized trial found no difference in the rate of death or severe disability/coma when patients following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest were managed with higher or lower blood pressure targets. #ESCCongress https://t.co/5qOMtiPSck pic.twitter.com/QOl5KetTvn
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