Mortality and Neurological Outcomes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients With and Without Targeted Temperature Management in a Multiethnic Asian Population.

Introduction: The use of targeted temperature management (TTM) is increasing although adoption is still variable. We describe our 6-year experience and compare the mortality and neurological outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients with and without the use of TTM in a multiethnic Asian population.

Materials And Methods: We performed a retrospective observational study at a tertiary academic medical centre.

Impact of Direct Cardiovascular Laboratory Activation by Emergency Physicians on False-Positive Activation Rates.

Introduction: Door-to-balloon (DTB) time is critical to ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients' survival. Although DTB time is reduced with direct cardiovascular laboratory (CVL) activation by emergency physicians, concerns regarding false-positive activation remain. We evaluate false-positive rates before and after direct CVL activation and factors associated with false-positive activations.