Characteristics, prognostic factors, and chronological trends of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests with shockable rhythms in Taiwan - A 7-year observational study.

Background: The study aimed to explore the characteristics, predictors, and chronological trends of outcomes for adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) with shockable rhythms.

Methods: A 7-year, community-wide observational study using an Utstein-style registry was conducted. Patients who were not transported, those who experienced trauma and those who lacked electronic electrocardiography data were excluded; those with initial shockable rhythms of ventricular fibrillation (VF) or pulseless ventricular tachycardia (pVT) were included.

[Evaluation of neutrophilic CD64 index as a diagnostic marker of bacterial infection in blood diseases].

This study was aimed to investigate the value of neutrophilic CD64 index (nCD64 index) as a diagnostic marker of bacterial infection in hematologic diseases. Experimental data of 232 patients with hematologic diseases were analyzed retrospectively. The nCD64 index was detected by flow cytometry and was compared with the levels of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C reaction protein (CRP) and fibrinogen respectively.