WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE TOPIC?
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Unconscious survivors of OHCA have a high risk of death or poor neurologic function.
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Neurological damage is frequent and plays a key role limiting the prognosis of these patients.
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Although TTM is recommended to improve prognosis, it also limits the role of neurological examination and makes the determination of prognosis in the early moments after resuscitation a difficult task.
WHAT DOES THIS STUDY ADD?
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The SALTED is a predictive model based on 5 clinical and easily accessible variables at admission