title: CAST: a new score for early prediction of neurological outcomes after cardiac arrest before therapeutic hypothermia with high accuracy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and Critical Care, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsurumai-cho 64, Syowa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan. m0528332626@yahoo.co.jp.
authors.forename: Mitsuaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishikimi
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and Critical Care, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsurumai-cho 64, Syowa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Kota
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Kunihiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and Critical Care, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsurumai-cho 64, Syowa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan.
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ejima
authors.affiliation: Advanced Medical Emergency Department and Critical Care Center, Japan Red Cross Maebashi Hospital, Maebashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Keibun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Advanced Medical Emergency Department and Critical Care Center, Japan Red Cross Maebashi Hospital, Maebashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogura
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and Critical Care, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsurumai-cho 64, Syowa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan.
authors.forename: Michiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Higashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and Critical Care, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsurumai-cho 64, Syowa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan.
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Umino
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and Critical Care, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsurumai-cho 64, Syowa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan.
authors.forename: Go
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Makishi
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and Critical Care, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsurumai-cho 64, Syowa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan.
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Numaguchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and Critical Care, Cyutouen General Medical Center, Kakegawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsushima
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and Critical Care, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsurumai-cho 64, Syowa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tokuyama
authors.affiliation: Advanced Medical Emergency Department and Critical Care Center, Japan Red Cross Maebashi Hospital, Maebashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsunobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigeyuki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsui
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity