84 PCN Cerebral Performance Category after Resuscitation Attempt (GO-FAR)

GO-FAR: Good Outcome Following Attempted Resuscitation

Variable Specification GO-FAR Score
Neurologically intact or with minimal deficits at admission None -15
Major trauma None 10
Acute stroke None 8
Metastatic or hematologic cancer None 7
Documented bloodstream infection None 7
Medical noncardiac diagnosis None 7
Hepatic insufficiency

  • Bilirubin >2 mg/dl
  • AST > 2x normal
  • Cirrhosis
None 6
Admit from skilled nursing facility None 6
Hypotension or hypoperfusion

  • Mean BP < 60
  • Vasopressor
  • IABP
None 5
Renal insufficiency or dialysis/CRRT: Serum creatinine > 2 mg/dl None 4
Respiratory insufficiency

  • Intubation/mechanical ventilation
  • NIPPV
  • PaO2/FiO2 < 300
  • PaCO2 > 50 mmHg
  • PaO2 < 60
None 4
Pneumonia None 1
Age 70-74 2
75-79 5
80-84 6
85 or older 11

GO-FAR Score correlated with % of survivors with CPC of 1 (chances for “good outcome”)
24 or more 0.8 (very low – less than 1%)
14-23 2.0 (low – 1-3%)
-5 to 13 9.2 (average – 3 -15%)
-15 to -6 27.8 (above average – more than 15%)

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