recovery after hospital          

Recovery and survivorship after cardiac arrest does not end at hospital discharge.

Our group has helped define the multidimensional nature of recovery, contributing to the Core Outcome Set for Cardiac Arrest (COSCA) and developing measures such as the Cerebral Performance Category–Extended (CPC-E) scale that evaluate neurological, psychological, and functional domains. These frameworks allow more precise assessment of patient-centered outcomes and better capture the long-term impact of cardiac arrest and early post-arrest care.

We continue to investigate recovery trajectories through observational studies that track patient-reported outcomes over time and identify protective psychological factors that may support resilience. We have also piloted strategies to improve the quality of post-acute recovery, recognizing that recovery is influenced by both medical and psychosocial care across the continuum.

As a lead enrolling site for the Patterns of Survivors' Recovery Trajectories in the ICECAP trial (POST-ICECAP), we are following real-world recovery up to one year after arrest. Our work examining long-term survival in population-based cohorts demonstrates that cardiac arrest outcomes should be evaluated not only at hospital discharge, but over months and years of follow-up. This evidence base helps define what meaningful recovery looks like and informs clinical trial design, follow-up care, and system-level quality improvement.