Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome

**Definition:** A reperfusion syndrome characterized by various pathophysiological processes after CARDIAC ARREST. It may include post-cardiac arrest brain injury (HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN), cardiocirculatory dysfunction, (e.g., systemic ISCHEMIA), HYPERGLYCEMIA; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE and delayed death.

**Tree numbers:** - C10.228.140.199.850 - C14.280.778 - C14.907.725.638 - C23.550.767.877.625

**Synonyms:** - Postcardiac Arrest Syndrome - Postresuscitation Disease