From: Observations on comatose survivors of cardiopulmonary resuscitation with generalized myoclonus
Study | No. of patients | died | persistent vegetative state | complete recovery |
---|---|---|---|---|
Butenuth and Kubicki 1971 [1] | 12 | 12 | ||
Celesia et al . 1988 [2] | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
Krumholz et al . 1988 [3] | 19 | 19 | ||
Jumao-as and Brenner 1990 [4] | 11 | 11 | ||
Young et al . 1990 [5] | 15 | 15 | ||
Wijdicks et al . 1994 [6] | 40 | 40 | ||
Reeves et al. 1997 [8] | 9 | 9 | ||
this series | 50 | 45 | 5 |