Acute respiratory failure and inflammatory response after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: results of the Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome (PCAS) pilot study

Although the lungs are potentially highly susceptible to post-cardiac arrest syndrome injury, the issue of acute respiratory failure after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has not been investigated. The objectives of this analysis were to determine the prevalence of acute respiratory failure after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, its association with post-cardiac arrest syndrome inflammatory response and to clarify its importance for early...