Association between epinephrine administration and cerebral function in the same return of spontaneous circulation timing patients

Resuscitation ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 118 ◽  
pp. e7-e8
Author(s):  
Ryo Sagisaka ◽  
Hiroshi Takyu ◽  
Hideharu Tanaka ◽  
Hiroki Ueta ◽  
Shota Tanaka
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah Bakhsh ◽  
Maha Safhi ◽  
Ashwaq Alghamdi ◽  
Amjad Alharazi ◽  
Bedoor Alshabibi ◽  
...  

Abstract Background intravenous epinephrine has been a key treatment for cardiopulmonary arrest since the early 1960s. Although, many studies have questioned neurological outcome benefit, it remains to be recommended in international guidelines for its benefit on return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). The ideal timing for the first epinephrine dose is uncertain. We aimed to look at the association of immediate epinephrine administration (within 1-minute of cardiac arrest recognition) with return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) up to 24-hours and beyond 24-hours. Methods this was a multicenter retrospective chart review of patients undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize study population, while t-test and chi-square were used to compare groups and outcomes. Results immediate epinephrine administration (within 1-minute) is associated with higher rates of ROSC up to 24-hours (OR = 2.36, 95% CI; [1.46–3.81]) and beyond 24-hours (OR = 2.26, 95% CI; [1.06–4.83]). Conclusions we encourage immediate administration of epinephrine in conjunction with high-quality CPR, as this is associated with higher rates of ROSC.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. p34
Author(s):  
Steven Kertes ◽  
Valentina Fillman ◽  
Brandon Krawczyk ◽  
Logan Hirsch ◽  
Allison Martin ◽  
...  

BACKGROUND: Few studies have investigated the effects of hypovolemia on area under the curve (AUC) and the return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) comparing adults and children in cardiac arrest.AIMS: To compare the epinephrine endotracheal (ET) administration relative to AUC, rate, time to, and odds of achieving ROSC between hypovolemic adult and pediatric cardiac arrest models.METHODS: This was an experimental study using male Adult ET and Pediatric ET swine. Pediatric ET pigs (N=7) weighed 20-30 kg representing the average weight for a child between 5 and 6 years of age. Adult ET pigs (N=7) weighed 60 to 80 kg. All were exsanguinated 35% of their blood volume. Swine were put into arrest for 2 minutes. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was initiated for 2 minutes; epinephrine was then administered. Blood samples were collected over 5 minutes. RESULTS: No significant difference occurred in AUC between the groups (p > 0.05). The Pediatric ET group had higher rates of ROSC and a shorter time to ROSC (p < 0.05). Pediatric ET group had a 15 times greater odds of achieving ROSC compared to the Adult ET group. CONCLUSION: Based on the results of this study, we recommend epinephrine administration via ET within the pediatric arrest model, but not for the adult.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah Bakhsh ◽  
Maha Safhi ◽  
Ashwaq Alghamdi ◽  
Amjad Alharazi ◽  
Bedoor Alshabibi ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: intravenous epinephrine has been a key treatment for cardiopulmonary arrest since the early 1960s. Although, many studies have questioned neurological outcome benefit, it remains to be recommended in international guidelines for its benefit on return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). The ideal timing for the first epinephrine dose is uncertain. We aimed to look at the association of immediate epinephrine administration (within 1-minute of cardiac arrest recognition) with return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) up to 24-hours and beyond 24-hours.Methods: this was a multicenter retrospective chart review of patients undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation.Results: immediate epinephrine administration (within 1-minute) is associated with higher rates of ROSC up to 24-hours (OR=2.36, 95% CI; [1.46-3.81]) and beyond 24-hours (OR=2.26, 95% CI; [1.06-4.83]).Conclusions: we encourage immediate administration of epinephrine in conjunction with high-quality CPR, as this is associated with higher rates of ROSC.


2021 ◽  
pp. 106002802110383
Author(s):  
Heath Mclean ◽  
Lindsey Wells ◽  
Jacob Marler

Background The efficacy of sodium bicarbonate (SB) administration during in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) for treatment of acidosis is not well described. The available literature has only evaluated out-of-hospital arrest events in patients with suspected acidosis caused by prolonged arrest. Objective This study evaluated SB and its effects on return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) in patients experiencing IHCA, based on presence of acidosis at baseline as determined by prearrest bicarbonate levels. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients who all received intravenous SB during IHCA. Patients with prearrest bicarbonate levels >21 mmol/L (nonacidotic group) were compared with those with prearrest bicarbonate levels ≤21 mmol/L (acidotic group) for the primary outcome of ROSC. Results A total of 225 patients (102 acidotic, 123 nonacidotic) were evaluated. Asystole (37.3% vs 34.1%; P = 0.63) and pulseless electrical activity (30.4% vs 29.3%; P = 0.85) were the most common presenting rhythms. There were no differences in ROSC in the overall population (53.9% vs 48.8%; P = 0.44) or between those who had early (within 20 minutes) or delayed (after 20 minutes) ROSC. Secondary outcomes, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation duration, epinephrine administration, and total SB, were similar between groups. Conclusions and Relevance In this cohort study, administration of SB for IHCA in patients with prearrest acidosis was not associated with increased incidence of ROSC compared with those without prearrest acidosis. Our data suggest that there may be no benefit to the administration of SB in the setting of IHCA, regardless of prearrest acidotic status. Further investigation into the effect of SB for treatment of acidosis in IHCA is warranted.


2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 286-292
Author(s):  
Choung Ah Lee ◽  
Gi Woon Kim ◽  
Yu Jin Kim ◽  
Hyung Jun Moon ◽  
Yong Jin Park ◽  
...  

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of cardiac arrest recognition by emergency medical dispatch on the pre-hospital advanced cardiac life support and to investigate the outcome of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Method: This study was conducted to evaluate the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients over 18 years of age, excluding trauma and poisoning patients, from 1 August 2015 to 31 July 2016. We investigated whether it was a cardiac-arrest recognition at dispatch. We compared the pre-hospital return of spontaneous circulation, the rate of survival admission and discharge, good neurological outcome, and also analyzed the time of securing vein, time of first epinephrine administration, and arrival time of paramedics. Results: A total of 3695 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients occurred during the study period, and 1468 patients were included in the study. Resuscitation rate by caller was significantly higher in the recognition group. The arrival interval between the first and second emergency service unit was shorter as 5.1 min on average, and the connection rate of paramedics and physicians before the arrival was 32.3%, which was significantly higher than that of the unrecognized group. The mean time required to first epinephrine administration was 13.1 min, which was significantly faster in the recognition group. However, there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in patients with good neurological outcome, and rather the rate of return of spontaneous circulation and survival discharge was significantly higher in the non-recognition group. Conclusion: Although the recognition of cardiac arrest at dispatch does not directly affect survival rate and good neurological outcome, the activation of pre-hospital advanced cardiac life support and the shortening the time of epinephrine administration can increase pre-hospital return of spontaneous circulation. Therefore, effort to increase recognition by dispatcher is needed.


Author(s):  
Ali O. Malik ◽  
Brahmajee K. Nallamothu ◽  
Brad Trumpower ◽  
Marci Kennedy ◽  
Sarah L. Krein ◽  
...  

Background Identifying actionable resuscitation practices that vary across hospitals could improve adherence to process measures or outcomes after in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA). We sought to examine whether hospital debriefing frequency after IHCA varies across hospitals and whether hospitals which routinely perform debriefing have higher rates of process-of-care compliance or survival. Methods We conducted a nationwide survey of hospital resuscitation practices in April of 2018, which were then linked to data from the Get With The Guidelines–Resuscitation national registry for IHCA. Hospitals were categorized according to their reported frequency of debriefing immediately after IHCA; rarely (0%–20% of all IHCA cases), occasionally (21%–80%), and frequently (81%–100%). Hospital-level rates of timely defibrillation (≤2 minutes), epinephrine administration (≤5 minutes), survival to discharge, return of spontaneous circulation, and neurologically intact survival were comparted for patients with IHCA from 2015 to 2017. Results Overall, there were 193 hospitals comprising 44 477 IHCA events. Mean patient age was 65±16, 41% were females, and 68% were of White race. Across hospitals, 84 (43.5%) rarely performed debriefings immediately after an IHCA, 82 (42.5%) performed debriefing sessions occasionally, and 27 (14.0%) performed debriefing frequently. There was no association between higher reported debriefing frequency and hospital rates of timely defibrillation and epinephrine administration. Mean hospital rates of risk-standardized survival to discharge were similar across debriefing frequency groups (rarely 25.6%; occasionally 26.0%; frequently 25.2%, P =0.72), as were hospital rates of risk-adjusted return of spontaneous circulation (rarely 72.2%; occasionally 73.0%; frequently 70.0%, P =0.06) and neurologically intact survival (rarely 21.9%, occasionally 22.2%, frequently 21.1%, P =0.75). Conclusions In a large contemporary nationwide quality improvement registry, hospitals varied widely in how often they conducted debriefings immediately after IHCA. However, hospital debriefing frequency was not associated with better adherence to timely delivery of epinephrine or defibrillation or higher rates of IHCA survival.


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah Bakhsh ◽  
Maha Safhi ◽  
Ashwaq Alghamdi ◽  
Amjad Alharazi ◽  
Bedoor Alshabibi ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Intravenous epinephrine has been a key treatment in cardiopulmonary arrest since the early 1960s. The ideal timing for the first dose of epinephrinee is uncertain. We aimed to investigate the association of immediate epinephrine administration (within 1-min of recognition of cardiac arrest) with return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) up to 24-h. Methods This was a multicenter retrospective analysis of patients who underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation. We included the following patients: 1) ≥18 years-old, 2) non-shockable rhythms, 3) received intravenous epinephrine during cardiopulmonary resuscitation, 4) witnessed in-hospital arrest and 5) first resuscitation attempt (for patients requiring more than one resuscitation attempt). We excluded patients who suffered from traumatic arrest, were pregnant, had shockable rhythms, arrested in the operating room, with Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) order, and patient aged 17 years-old or less. Results A total of 360 patients were included in the analysis. Median age was 62 years old and median epinephrine administration time was two minutes. We found that immediate epinephrine administration (within 1-min) is associated with higher rates of ROSC up to 24-h (OR = 1.25, 95% CI; [1.01–1.56]), compared with early epinephrine (≥2-min) administration. After adjusting for confounding covariates, earlier administration of epinephrine predicted higher rates of ROSC sustained for up to 24-h (OR 1.33 95%CI [1.13–1.55]). Conclusions Immediate administration of epinephrine in conjunction with high-quality CPR is associated with higher rates of ROSC.


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