Abstract 409: Predictive Value of ’OHCA’ and ’C-GRApH’ Score to Predict Neurological Outcome in Cardiac Arrest Patients Treated With Targeted Temperature Management

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Introduction: Despite recent advances in critical care, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients still have a low probability of survival. For the purpose of an objective assessment of a patient’s risk of death or neurological deficits, several clinical tools have recently been developed. Hypothesis: The first hypothesis is that OHCA and C-GRApH score could predict neurologic outcome after OHCA patients treated with targeted temperature management (TTM). The second hypothesis is that adding neurologic examination to those scores could further improve outcome prediction after OHCA. Methods: This retrospective study included OHCA patients treated with TTM from 2009 to 2017 in a tertiary teaching hospital in Seoul, Korea. We calculated two cardiac arrest specific risk scores (OHCA and C-GRApH) at the time of admission. Initial neurologic examination (Full Outline of UnResponsiveness Brainstem reflexes (FOUR_B) score and Glasgow Coma Scale motor score (GCS_M)) was also evaluated. The primary outcome was neurological outcome at 6 months after CA. Results: Of 311 subjects, 100 (32.2%) had a good neurologic outcome at 6 months after CA. OHCA score had AUC of 0.843 (95% CI 0.797 - 0.888) and C-GRApH score had AUC of 0.774 (95% CI 0.717 - 0.830). Addition of FOUR_B or GCS_M to OHCA score improved prediction of poor neurologic outcome (AUC 0.891, p = 0.001 for FOUR_B and AUC 0.878, p=0.004 for GCS_M). Results were similar for C-GRApH score to predict poor neurologic outcome. Conclusions: This study confirms the good prognostic performance of cardiac arrest specific scores to predict neurological outcomes in OHCA patients treated with TTM. Addition of neurologic examination variables further improved prognostication for neurologic outcome.