PCO on arrival as a predictive biomarker in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Background: Treating patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) requires early prediction of outcome, ideally on hospital arrival, as it can inform the clinical decisions involved. This study evaluated whether partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PCO) on arrival is associated with outcome at one month OHCA patients.

Methods: This was a single-center retrospective study of adult OHCA patients treated between January 2016 and December 2020.

Association between stress hyperglycemia on admission and unfavorable neurological outcome in OHCA patients receiving ECPR.

Background: Stress hyperglycemia is a normal response to stress and has been associated with outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients. However, this association remained unknown in OHCA patients receiving extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR). This study aimed to examine the association between degree of stress hyperglycemia on admission and neurological outcomes at discharge in OHCA patients receiving ECPR.

Successful interhospital transfer for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation of a patient who had a cardiac arrest after cesarean section.

Background: Studies describing the effectiveness of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) for peripartum cardiopulmonary arrest are lacking.

Case Presentation: A 39-year-old woman underwent elective cesarean section. Right after surgery, she fell into a cardiac arrest and was promptly transferred to our institute by ambulance.

No adverse events were observed in clozapine-treated patients on extended hematologic monitoring intervals during the coronavirus pandemic in four psychiatric centers in Japan.

Aim: As an emergency measure during the coronavirus disease pandemic, the monitoring interval for clozapine use was temporarily extended beyond the regulatory requirement in Japan, which is the safest monitoring interval worldwide. In this study, we aimed to explore the effect of this measure on patients undergoing clozapine treatment.

Methods: This retrospective chart review study included patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS) who were undergoing clozapine treatment at four psychiatric institutions in Japan.