Effect of airway management strategies during resuscitation from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest on clinical outcome: A registry-based analysis

Objective. To evaluate variation in airway management strategies in one suburban emergency medical services system treating patients experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Method. Retrospective chart review of all adult OHCA resuscitation during a 13-month period, specifically comparing airway management decisions. Results. Paramedics demonstrated considerable variation in their approaches to airway management. Approximately half of all OHCA patients received more than one airway management attempt (38/77 [49%]), and one-quarter underwent three or more attempts (25/77 [25%]). One-third of patients arrived at the emergency department with a different airway device than initially selected (25/77 [32%]). Conclusion. This study confirmed our hypothesis that paramedics’ selection of ventilation strategies in cardiac arrest varies considerably. This observation raises concern because airway management diverts time and energy from interventions known to improve outcomes in OHCA management, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation. More research is needed to identify more focused airway management strategies for prehospital care providers.

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Airway management during in-hospital cardiac arrest in adults: UK national survey and interview study with anaesthetic and intensive care trainees

Journal of the Intensive Care Society ◽

10.1177/1751143720949458 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 175114372094945

Author(s):

Laura Goodwin ◽

Katie Samuel ◽

Behnaz Schofield ◽

Sarah Voss ◽

Stephen J Brett ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cardiac Arrest ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Tracheal Intubation ◽

Airway Management ◽

Online Survey ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Randomised Trial ◽

Care Staff ◽

The Uk ◽

Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Background The optimal airway management strategy for in-hospital cardiac arrest is unknown. Methods An online survey and telephone interviews with anaesthetic and intensive care trainee doctors identified by the United Kingdom Research and Audit Federation of Trainees. Questions explored in-hospital cardiac arrest frequency, grade and specialty of those attending, proportion of patients receiving advanced airway management, airway strategies immediately available, and views on a randomised trial of airway management strategies during in-hospital cardiac arrest. Results Completed surveys were received from 128 hospital sites (76% response rate). Adult in-hospital cardiac arrests were attended by anaesthesia staff at 40 sites (31%), intensive care staff at 37 sites (29%) and a combination of specialties at 51 sites (40%). The majority (123/128, 96%) of respondents reported immediate access to both tracheal intubation and supraglottic airways. A bag-mask technique was used ‘very frequently’ or ‘frequently’ during in-hospital cardiac arrest by 111/128 (87%) of respondents, followed by supraglottic airways (101/128, 79%) and tracheal intubation (69/128, 54%). The majority (60/100, 60%) of respondents estimated that ≤30% of in-hospital cardiac arrest patients undergo tracheal intubation, while 34 (34%) estimated this to be between 31% and 70%. Most respondents (102/128, 80%) would be ‘likely’ or ‘very likely’ to recruit future patients to a trial of alternative airway management strategies during in-hospital cardiac arrest. Interview data identified several barriers and facilitators to conducting research on airway management in in-hospital cardiac arrest. Conclusions There is variation in airway management strategies for adult in-hospital cardiac arrest across the UK. Most respondents would be willing to take part in a randomised trial of airway management during in-hospital cardiac arrest.

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Association of Prehospital Advanced Airway Management With Neurologic Outcome and Survival in Patients With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

JAMA ◽

10.1001/jama.2012.187612 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 309 (3) ◽

pp. 257 ◽

Cited By ~ 212

Author(s):

Kohei Hasegawa ◽

Atsushi Hiraide ◽

Yuchiao Chang ◽

David F. M. Brown

Keyword(s):

Cardiac Arrest ◽

Airway Management ◽

Neurologic Outcome ◽

Advanced Airway ◽

Hospital Cardiac Arrest

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Heart Rate After Resuscitation From Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest due to Acute Coronary Syndrome Is an Independent Predictor of Clinical Outcome

Circulation Journal ◽

10.1253/circj.cj-19-0836 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 84 (4) ◽

pp. 569-576 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Shingo Matsumoto ◽

Rine Nakanishi ◽

Ippei Watanabe ◽

Hiroto Aikawa ◽

Ryota Noike ◽

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Keyword(s):

Heart Rate ◽

Acute Coronary Syndrome ◽

Cardiac Arrest ◽

Clinical Outcome ◽

Independent Predictor ◽

Coronary Syndrome ◽

Hospital Cardiac Arrest

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Abstract 168: Association Between Prehospital Advanced Airway Management for Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and Survival

Circulation ◽

10.1161/circ.138.suppl_2.168 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 138 (Suppl_2) ◽

Author(s):

Masashi Okubo ◽

Sho Komukai ◽

Junichi Izawa ◽

Koichiro Gibo ◽

Kosuke Kiyohara ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cardiac Arrest ◽

Propensity Score ◽

Airway Management ◽

Patient Outcomes ◽

Odds Ratio ◽

Pediatric Patients ◽

Time Dependent ◽

Advanced Airway ◽

Hospital Cardiac Arrest ◽

Favorable Functional Outcome

Introduction: It is unclear whether prehospital advanced airway management (AAM: endotracheal intubation and supraglottic airway device placement) for pediatric patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) improves patient outcomes. Objective: To test the hypothesis that prehospital advanced airway management during pediatric OHCA is associated with patient outcomes. Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of a nationwide, prospective, population-based OHCA registry in Japan. We included pediatric patients (<18 years) with OHCA in whom emergency medical services (EMS) personnel resuscitated and transported to medical institutions during 2014 and 2015. The primary outcome was one-month survival. Secondary outcome was one-month survival with favorable functional outcome, defined as cerebral performance category score 1 or 2. Patients who received AAM during cardiopulmonary resuscitation by EMS personnel at any given minute were sequentially matched with patients at risk of receiving AAM within the same minutes based on time-dependent propensity score calculated from a competing risk regression model in which we treated prehospital return of spontaneous circulation as a competing risk event. Results: We included 2,548 patients; 1,017 (39.9%) were infants (<1 year), 839 (32.9%) were children (1 year to 12 years), and 692 (27.2%) were adolescents. Of the 2,548, included patients, 336 (13.2%) underwent prehospital AAM during cardiac arrest. In the time-dependent propensity score matched cohort (n = 642), there were no significant differences in one-month survival (AAM: 32/321 [10.0%] vs. no AAM: 27/321 [8.4%]; odds ratio, 1.33 [95% CI, 0.80 to 2.21]) and one-month survival with favorable functional outcome (AAM: 6/321 [1.9%] vs. no AAM: 5/321 [1.6%]; odds ratio, 1.48 [95% CI, 0.41 to 5.40]). Conclusions: Among pediatric patients with OHCA, we found no associations between prehospital AAM and favorable patient outcomes.

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Abstract 284: Association of Neurological Outcome and Survival With Interventions by Bystander and Emergency Medical Service for Unwitnessed Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patient; Results From the JCS-ReSS Study

Circulation ◽

10.1161/circ.138.suppl_2.284 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 138 (Suppl_2) ◽

Author(s):

Chisato Okamoto ◽

Yoshio Tahara ◽

Atsushi Hirayama ◽

Satoshi Yasuda ◽

Teruo Noguchi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cardiac Arrest ◽

Airway Management ◽

Emergency Medical Service ◽

Neurological Outcome ◽

Medical Service ◽

Favorable Outcome ◽

Shockable Rhythm ◽

Advanced Airway ◽

Bystander Cpr ◽

Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Introduction: Although studies have shown that bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is associated with better neurological prognosis, whether bystander and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) interventions are associated with prognosis in unwitnessed OHCA patients is not fully elucidated. We aimed to investigate the prognostic importance of bystander and EMS interventions among unwitnessed OHCA patients in Japan. Methods and Results: This study was a nation-wide population-based observational study of OHCA in Japan from 2011 to 2015 based on data from the All-Japan Utstein Registry. The outcome measures were neurological outcome and survival at 30-day. The neurologically favorable outcome was defined as Glasgow-Pittsburgh cerebral performance category score 1 or 2. First, to investigate the effectiveness of bystander interventions, we included 105,655 unwitnessed cardiogenic OHCA patients (aged 18-80 years). Of these, 1,614 (1.5%) showed neurologically favorable outcome and 3,273 (3.1%) survived at 30-day. Multivariate logistic regression analysis adjusting for age, sex, geographical region, year and EMS response time showed that bystander CPR was associated with neurologically favorable outcome (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.49, 95% CI 1.35-1.65, P<0.001). Additionally, to investigate the effectiveness of EMS interventions for patients with non-shockable rhythm, we examined 43,342 patients who were performed public CPR and had the initial rhythm of pulseless electrical activity (PEA) or asystole. Of these, 101 (0.2%) showed neurologically favorable outcome and 453 (1.0%) were survival at 30-day. Advanced airway management by EMS was negatively associated with neurologically favorable outcome (aOR 0.55, 95% CI 0.37-0.81, P=0.003) and administration of epinephrine by EMS was associated with survival (aOR 2.35, 95% CI 1.89-2.92, P<0.001). Conclusions: Among unwitnessed OHCA patients, bystander CPR was associated with neurologically favorable prognosis. For unwitnessed OHCA patients with non-shockable rhythm, epinephrine administration was associated with survival, but advanced airway management was negatively associated with neurological outcome.

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