Main Outcomes and Measures
coma, cerebral disability
BLOOD, BRAIN DEATH, COMA, CARDIAC ARREST
Blood biomarker levels at 24 hours, 48 hours, and 72 hours after cardiac arrest. Poor neurologic outcome at 6-month follow-up, defined according to the cerebral performance category scale as category 3 (severe cerebral disability), 4 (coma), or 5 (brain death).