Anesthetic Management of Successful Extracorporeal Resuscitation After Six Hours of Cardiac Arrest Due to Severe Accidental Hypothermia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Blasco Mariño ◽  
E. Argudo ◽  
M. Ribas ◽  
X. Rogés Robledo ◽  
I. Soteras Martínez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Anesthetic Management ◽  
Accidental Hypothermia ◽  
Extracorporeal Resuscitation

Abstract 199: Pulmonary Embolism and Accidental Hypothermia Have a Favorable Outcome in Cardiac Arrest With PEA Treated by ECPR

Circulation ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 138 (Suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinichi Ijuin ◽  
Akihiko Inoue ◽  
Nobuaki Igarashi ◽  
Shigenari Matsuyama ◽  
Tetsunori Kawase ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Neurological Outcome ◽  
Cerebral Performance Category ◽  
Accidental Hypothermia ◽  
Neurological Outcomes ◽  
Good Outcome ◽  
Group B ◽  
Favorable Neurological Outcome ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Introduction: We have reported previously a favorable neurological outcome by extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) for out of hospital cardiac arrest. However, effects of ECPR on patients with prolonged pulseless electrical activity (PEA) are unclear. We analyzed etiology of patients with favorable neurological outcomes after ECPR for PEA with witness. Methods: In this single center retrospective study, from January 2007 to May 2018, we identified 68 patients who underwent ECPR for PEA with witness. Of these, 13 patients (19%) had good neurological outcome at 1 month (Glasgow-Pittsburgh Cerebral Performance Category (CPC):1-2, Group G), and 55 patients (81%) had unfavorable neurological outcome (CPC:3-5, Group B). We compared courses of treatment and causes/places of arrests between two groups. Results are expressed as mean ± SD. Results: Patient characteristics were not different between the two groups. Time intervals from collapse to induction of V-A ECMO were also not significantly different (Group G; 46.1 ± 20.2 min vs Group B; 46.8 ± 21.7 min, p=0.92). Ten patients achieved favorable neurological outcome among 39 (26%) with non-cardiac etiology. In cardiac etiology, only 3 of 29 patients (9%) had a good outcome at 1 month (p=0.08). In particular, 5 patients of 10 pulmonary embolism, and 4 of 4 accidental hypothermia responded well to ECPR with a favorable neurological outcome. Additionally, 6 of 13 (46%), who had in hospital cardiac arrest, had good outcome, whereas 7 of 55 (15%) who had out of hospital cardiac arrest, had good outcome (p=0.02). Conclusions: In our small cohort of cardiac arrest patients with pulmonary embolism or accidental hypothermia and PEA with witness, EPCR contributed to favorable neurological outcomes at 1 month.

scholarly journals Extracorporeal resuscitation with carbon monoxide improves renal function by targeting inflammatory pathways in cardiac arrest in pigs

2019 ◽  
Vol 317 (6) ◽  
pp. F1572-F1581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jakob Wollborn ◽  
Bjoern Schlueter ◽  
Christoph Steiger ◽  
Cornelius Hermann ◽  
Christian Wunder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Renal Function ◽  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Renal Injury ◽  
Porcine Model ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Apoptotic Cell ◽  
Extracorporeal Life Support ◽  
Successful Resuscitation ◽  
Extracorporeal Resuscitation

Deleterious consequences like acute kidney injury frequently occur upon successful resuscitation from cardiac arrest. Extracorporeal life support is increasingly used to overcome high cardiac arrest mortality. Carbon monoxide (CO) is an endogenous gasotransmitter, capable of reducing renal injury. In our study, we hypothesized that addition of CO to extracorporeal resuscitation hampers severity of renal injury in a porcine model of cardiac arrest. Hypoxic cardiac arrest was induced in pigs. Animals were resuscitated using a conventional [cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)], an extracorporeal (E-CPR), or a CO-assisted extracorporeal (CO-E-CPR) protocol. CO was applied using a membrane-controlled releasing system. Markers of renal injury were measured, and histopathological analyses were carried out. We investigated renal pathways involving inflammation as well as apoptotic cell death. No differences in serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) were detected after CO treatment compared with Sham animals (Sham 71 ± 7 and CO-E-CPR 95 ± 6 ng/mL), while NGAL was increased in CPR and E-CPR groups (CPR 135 ± 11 and E-CPR 124 ± 5 ng/mL; P < 0.05). Evidence for histopathological damage was abrogated after CO application. CO increased renal heat shock protein 70 expression and reduced inducible cyclooxygenase 2 (CPR: 60 ± 8; E-CPR 56 ± 8; CO-E-CPR 31 ± 3 µg/mL; P < 0.05). Caspase 3 activity was decreased (CPR 1,469 ± 276; E-CPR 1,670 ± 225; CO-E-CPR 755 ± 83 pg/mL; P < 0.05). Furthermore, we found a reduction in renal inflammatory signaling upon CO treatment. Our data demonstrate improved renal function by extracorporeal CO treatment in a porcine model of cardiac arrest. CO reduced proinflammatory and proapoptotic signaling, characterizing beneficial aspects of a novel treatment option to overcome high mortality.

Comment on: Cardiac Arrest Secondary to Accidental Hypothermia: Who Should We Resuscitate?

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 156
Author(s):  
Mathieu Pasquier ◽  
Oliver Hugli ◽  
Adam-Scott Feiner ◽  
Tomasz Darocha
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Accidental Hypothermia

scholarly journals Accidental Hypothermia: 2021 Update

2022 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 501
Author(s):  
Peter Paal ◽  
Mathieu Pasquier ◽  
Tomasz Darocha ◽  
Raimund Lechner ◽  
Sylweriusz Kosinski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Core Temperature ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Extracorporeal Life Support ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Accidental Hypothermia ◽  
Care Bundle ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Ventricular Dysrhythmias ◽  
Mechanical Cpr

Accidental hypothermia is an unintentional drop of core temperature below 35 °C. Annually, thousands die of primary hypothermia and an unknown number die of secondary hypothermia worldwide. Hypothermia can be expected in emergency patients in the prehospital phase. Injured and intoxicated patients cool quickly even in subtropical regions. Preventive measures are important to avoid hypothermia or cooling in ill or injured patients. Diagnosis and assessment of the risk of cardiac arrest are based on clinical signs and core temperature measurement when available. Hypothermic patients with risk factors for imminent cardiac arrest (temperature < 30 °C in young and healthy patients and <32 °C in elderly persons, or patients with multiple comorbidities), ventricular dysrhythmias, or systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg) and hypothermic patients who are already in cardiac arrest, should be transferred directly to an extracorporeal life support (ECLS) centre. If a hypothermic patient arrests, continuous cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) should be performed. In hypothermic patients, the chances of survival and good neurological outcome are higher than for normothermic patients for witnessed, unwitnessed and asystolic cardiac arrest. Mechanical CPR devices should be used for prolonged rescue, if available. In severely hypothermic patients in cardiac arrest, if continuous or mechanical CPR is not possible, intermittent CPR should be used. Rewarming can be accomplished by passive and active techniques. Most often, passive and active external techniques are used. Only in patients with refractory hypothermia or cardiac arrest are internal rewarming techniques required. ECLS rewarming should be performed with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). A post-resuscitation care bundle should complement treatment.

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