Changes in Therapeutic Hypothermia and Coronary Intervention Provision and In-Hospital Mortality of Patients With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 488-495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Tagami ◽  
Hiroki Matsui ◽  
Kiyohide Fushimi ◽  
Hideo Yasunaga
Circulation ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 144 (Suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andy T Tran ◽  
Anthony Hart ◽  
John Spertus ◽  
Philip Jones ◽  
Bryan McNally ◽  
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Background: Given the diversity of patients resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) complicated by STEMI, adequate risk adjustment is needed to account for potential differences in case-mix to reflect the quality of percutaneous coronary intervention. Objectives: We sought to build a risk-adjustment model of in-hospital mortality outcomes for patients with OHCA and STEMI requiring emergent angiography. Methods: Within the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival, we included adult patients with OHCA and STEMI who underwent angiography within 2 hours from January 2013 to December 2019. Using pre-hospital patient and arrest characteristics, multivariable logistic regression models were developed for in-hospital mortality. We then described model calibration, discrimination, and variability in patients’ unadjusted and adjusted mortality rates. Results: Of 2,999 hospitalized patients with OHCA and STEMI who underwent emergent angiography (mean age 61.2 ±12.0, 23.1% female, 64.6% white), 996 (33.2%) died. The final risk-adjustment model for mortality included higher age, unwitnessed arrest, non-shockable rhythms, not having sustained return of spontaneous circulation upon hospital arrival, and higher total resuscitation time on scene ( C -statistic, 0.804 with excellent calibration). The risk-adjusted proportion of patients died varied substantially and ranged from 7.8% at the 10 th percentile to 74.5% at the 90 th percentile (Figure). Conclusions: Through leveraging data from a large, multi-site registry of OHCA patients, we identified several key factors for better risk-adjustment for mortality-based quality measures. We found that STEMI patients with OHCA have highly variable mortality risk and should not be considered as a single category in public reporting. These findings can lay the foundation to build quality measures to further optimize care for the patient with OHCA and STEMI.


2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gro E Chisholm ◽  
Anders Grejs ◽  
Troels Thim ◽  
Evald H Christiansen ◽  
Anne Kaltoft ◽  
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Background: The safety of therapeutic hypothermia combined with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has been challenged after reports of high risk of stent thrombosis. Methods: We searched the Western Denmark Heart Registry to identify patients with an acute coronary angiography due to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest performed at our institution between September 2010 and September 2013. We identified 68 unconscious patients, who were resuscitated after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and underwent acute PCI with stent implantation and immediate therapeutic hypothermia, and followed these for 30 days. Target temperature of 32-34°C was achieved by either an invasive or a non-invasive cooling system. Results: All patients had elevated myocardial biomarkers and 37 patients had ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Bare metal stents were implanted in 14 and drug-eluting stents in 54 patients. All patients received antithrombotic treatment with a standard loading dose of 300 mg acetylsalicylic acid and 10,000 units heparin intravenously prior PCI. Clopidogrel or ticagrelor was administered orally through a gastric tube immediately after PCI. During the procedure abciximab or bivalirudin was administered in 44 patients. Electrocardiographic and clinical signs of stent thrombosis were found in one patient. Conclusions: We observed one stent thrombosis in this cohort of 68 consecutive patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest who were treated with PCI and therapeutic hypothermia. This suggests that PCI with stent implantation can be performed with acceptable safety in these patients.


Circulation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (Suppl_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andy T Tran ◽  
Anthony J Hart ◽  
John Spertus ◽  
Philip Jones ◽  
Ali O Malik ◽  
...  

Background: In the emergent setting of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) complicating out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), decisions for immediate coronary angiography are made when the likelihood of hospital survival is unknown. Estimating the risk of mortality at the time of hospital arrival might inform decisions for primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Methods: From the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES), we included adult OHCA patients from 2013-2018 presenting to hospitals with a STEMI. We developed a predictive model for in-hospital mortality using multivariable logistic regression to derive a scoring tool that was internally validated with bootstrap methods. Results: Of 7120 patients with OHCA and STEMI admitted at a hospital (mean age 62±13.2 years, 27% female), 3159 (44.4%) died during hospitalization. Higher age, unwitnessed arrest, non-shockable cardiac arrest rhythm, no sustained return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) at the time of hospital admission, and resuscitation time on scene were most predictive of mortality (C-index, 0.82). Using the model β coefficients, we developed an integer risk score ranging from 0 to 10 points, corresponding to observed mortality rates of 5% to 100% (Figure 1). The odds of in-hospital mortality doubled for each 1-unit score increase (odds ratio, 2.01; 95% CI, 1.94-2.09; p<0.0001), and a score of ≥6, involving ~15% of patients, was associated with ≥85% in-hospital mortality risk. Conclusions: This risk score, based on simple prehospital characteristics, stratifies the range of in-hospital mortality from 5% to nearly 100% in OHCA patients with STEMI at the time of hospital presentation. The benefits of such a model in decision-making for immediate coronary angiography should be prospectively studied.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. S67-S73
Author(s):  
Matthew Kelham ◽  
Timothy N Jones ◽  
Krishnaraj S Rathod ◽  
Oliver Guttmann ◽  
Alastair Proudfoot ◽  
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Background: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a major cause of death worldwide. Recent guidelines recommend the centralisation of OHCA services in cardiac arrest centres to improve outcomes. In 2015, two major tertiary cardiac centres in London merged to form a large dedicated tertiary cardiac centre. This study aimed to compare the short-term mortality of patients admitted with an OHCA before-and-after the merger of services had taken place and admission criteria were relaxed, which led to managing OHCA in higher volume. Methods: We retrospectively analysed the data of OHCA patients pre- and post-merger. Baseline demographic and medical characteristics were recorded, along with factors relating to the cardiac arrest. The primary endpoint was in-hospital mortality. Results: OHCA patients ( N =728; 267 pre- and 461 post-merger) between 2013 and 2018 were analysed. Patients admitted pre-merger were older (65.0 vs. 62.4 years, p=0.027), otherwise there were similar baseline demographic and peri-arrest characteristics. There was a greater proportion of non-acute coronary syndrome-related OHCA admission post-merger (10.1% vs. 23.4%, p=0.0001) and a corresponding decrease in those admitted with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (80.2% vs. 57.0%, p=0.0001) and those treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (78.8% vs. 54.0%, p=0.0001). Despite this, in-hospital mortality was lower post-merger (63.7% vs. 44.3%, p=0.0001), which persisted after adjustment for demographic and arrest-related characteristics using stepwise logistic regression ( p=0.036) between the groups. Conclusion: Despite an increase in non-acute coronary syndrome-related OHCA cases, the formation of a centralised invasive heart centre was associated with improved survival in OHCA patients. This suggests there may be a benefit of a cardiac arrest centre model of care.


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