This study investigates the relationship between optic nerve sheath diameter and increased intracranial pressure and its effect on neurologic outcome in post-cardiopulmonary arrest patients.
This study involves patients who have experienced either an in-hospital or out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest, and who meet the 2015 American Heart Association (AHA) inclusion/exclusion criteria for targeted temperature management \[i.e., they are comatose or exhibit no meaningful response to verbal commands with return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after cardiac arrest\]. After induction of hypothermia protocol after cardiopulmonary arrest (i.e., targeted temperature management), patients will undergo ocular ultrasound at three time points.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
25
Post-cardiopulmonary arrest patients meeting inclusion/exclusion criteria for targeted temperature management will undergo ocular ultrasound at three time points: within 6 hours (h) of initiation of hypothermic protocol, between 10-24 h after hypothermic protocol initiation, and between 24-36 h after hypothermic protocol initiation.
Bethesda North TriHealth Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Optic nerve sheath diameter
Optic nerve sheath diameter within 6 hours of hypothermic protocol initiation
Time frame: 0-6 hours after hypothermic protocol initiation
Optic nerve sheath diameter
Optic nerve sheath diameter 10-24 hours after hypothermic protocol initiation
Time frame: 10-24 hours after hypothermic protocol initiation
Optic nerve sheath diameter
Optic nerve sheath diameter 24-36 hours after hypothermic protocol initiation
Time frame: 24-36 hours after hypothermic protocol initiation
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