 | This article may be too technical for most readers to understand. (March 2022) |
| Post-cardiac arrest syndrome | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Post-resuscitation disease |
| Symptoms | Brain injury, myocardial injury, systemic ischemia/reperfusion response |
| Usual onset | After resuscitation from a cardiac arrest |
| Duration | Weeks |
| Causes | Global ischemia-reperfusion injury |
| Risk factors | Prolonged cardiac arrest |
| Differential diagnosis | Systemic inflammatory response syndrome |
| Management | Hemodynamic stabilization and supportive care |
Post-cardiac arrest syndrome (PCAS) is an inflammatory state of pathophysiology that can occur after a patient is resuscitated from a cardiac arrest.[1] While in a state of cardiac arrest, the body experiences a unique state of global ischemia. This ischemia results in the accumulation of metabolic waste which instigate the production of inflammatory mediators. If return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) is achieved after CPR, then circulation resumes, resulting in global reperfusion and the subsequent distribution of the ischemia products throughout the body. While PCAS has a unique cause and consequences, it can ultimately be thought of as type of global ischemia-reperfusion injury.[2] The damage, and therefore prognosis, of PCAS generally depends on the length of the patient's ischemic period; therefore the severity of PCAS is not uniform across different patients.
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