XXXX for @entity772 survivors after near-hanging-a retrospective analysis.

@entity1 @entity75 @entity772 @entity1167 @entity2332
BACKGROUND: @entity1 who survive after suicidal hanging attempts suffer from transient brain ischaemia. Morbidity and mortality is high, and no specific therapy is available. @entity2332 attenuates @entity75 and has become standard care in @entity772 survivors of @entity1167 ; therapeutic @entity2332 may thus be useful for near-hanging victims as well. OBJECTIVES: To perform a literature review on outcome and outcome predictors after near-hanging. To make a retrospective chart review on treatment and outcome of near-hanging victims in two Swedish intensive care units during a 4-year period (2003-2006). METHODS: The literature review was conducted as a Medline search. Study @entity1 were identified and data retrieved from the intensive care units' medical records. The primary outcome measure was neurological function at discharge. RESULTS: No randomised, controlled trials were found in the Medline search. Thirteen @entity1 could be identified and were included in the study, all were in coma and three had suffered @entity1167 . Outcome was good in six of eight @entity1 treated with @entity2332 , as compared to three of five @entity1 who were not. All three @entity1 with @entity1167 received @entity2332 treatment and outcome was good in one. CONCLUSION: No randomised, controlled trial for treatment of near-hanging victims has been published. No conclusions could be drawn regarding treatment effects of @entity2332 in this survey, but in the absence of better evidence, it seems reasonable to consider @entity2332 treatment in all @entity772 near-hanging victims.
