Abstract 267: Injuries Associated With Mechanical Chest Compressions in Patients With Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Comparison of LUCAS 2 and LUCAS 2 Active Decompression

Circulation ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 140 (Suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Polina Petrovich ◽  
Per-Olav Berve ◽  
Gitta Erika Turowski ◽  
Arne Stray-Pedersen ◽  
Jo Kramer-Johansen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Injury Pattern ◽  
Rib Fractures ◽  
P Value ◽  
Injury Patterns ◽  
Chest Compressions ◽  
Internal Organs ◽  
Alpha Level ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Sternal Fractures

Background: Skeletal injuries (rib or sternum fractures) are common complications after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Visceral injuries are also reported. During manual chest compressions, incidence of rib fractures is reported to be 13-97% and sternal fractures 1-43%. Studies on active compression decompression (AD) devices report incidence on rib fractures ranging from 4-87% and sternal fractures 0-93%. The aim of the present study is to describe and compare injury patterns caused by two mechanical, piston-based chest compression devices; LUCAS 2 and LUCAS 2AD in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Method: In the randomized clinical trial comparing standard LUCAS 2 with LUCAS 2AD, patients who died were eligible for medical or forensic autopsy. The pathologists described injury pattern in each patient focusing on CPR-related injuries, but was blinded for the device used. We used Pearson X 2 test with an alpha level of 0.05 to evaluate our findings. Results: Of the 221 patients included between April 2015 and April 2017, 204 patients died of whom 115 were autopsied, LUCAS 2 n=62 and LUCAS 2 AD n=53. Median age was 63 (range: 19-91) and men represented 70%. CPR related rib fractures occurred in 70%, and sternal fractures in 45% of all patients. When comparing LUCAS 2 to LUCAS 2AD we found no difference in incidence of rib fractures (69% vs. 70%; p-value: 0.9) or in sternal fractures (44% vs. 47%; p-value: 0.7). Most frequent non-skeletal complication was bleeding in pleura (25), pericardium (13), mediastinum (7), abdomen (5), and ventricle (3). Many patients had bleedings reported from more than one location, but the amount of blood was mostly small and considered to not contribute to the cause of death. A total of 10 patients had injuries on internal organs such as lungs (6), liver (2), spleen (1), and diaphragm (1). Conclusion: Comparing LUCAS 2 with LUCAS 2AD we found no difference in rib- or sternal fractures. CPR related injuries on internal organs were rare. We conclude that LUCAS 2AD do not cause more skeletal or non-skeletal injuries compared to LUCAS 2.

scholarly journals Neo Automatic Code (NAC) To Improve Return Of Spontaneus Circulation (ROSC) In Hospital Cardiac Arrest (IHCA) Patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-15
Author(s):  
Rendi Editya Darmawan ◽  
Untung Sujianto ◽  
Nana Rochana
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Chest Compressions ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Automatic Code ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Background: a higher rate of recommended chest compression is needed for neo automatic code (NAC)-guided cardiopulmonary resuscitations (CPR) to obtain high-quality chest compressions. High-quality chest compressions could improve ROSC. Purpose: the study aim to analyze the effects of CPR using NAC on the ROSC in-hospital cardiac arrest in Indonesia. Methods: this study used a quantitative, post-test quasi-experimental design with a control group. The samples were 74 cardiac arrest patients in two hospitals in Surakarta and Klaten, Indonesia, who were selected using a purposive sampling technique. The data were analyzed by the Mann-Whitney test. Results: the incidence of ROSC in the control group was 30%, and in the treatment group was 35%. The result of statistical analysis showed that there were differences in the ROSC in the intervention and control group with a p-value of 0.003. Conclusion: NAC assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitations increased ROSC. It is recommended that Code Blue Teams should use NAC to improve the quality of chest compressions for the better result of ROSC.

Abstract P82: Implementation Of New Resuscitation Guidelines Takes One-and-a-half Year

Circulation ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 118 (suppl_18) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jocelyn Berdowski ◽  
Andra Schmohl ◽  
Rudolph W Koster
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Prospective Observational Study ◽  
Spontaneous Circulation ◽  
Chest Compressions ◽  
Return Of Spontaneous Circulation ◽  
Resuscitation Guidelines ◽  
Rhythm Analysis ◽  
New Guidelines ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Objective- In November 2005, updated resuscitation guidelines were introduced world-wide, and will be revised again in 2010. This study aims to determine how long it takes to implement new guidelines. Methods- This was a prospective observational study. From July 2005 to January 2008, we included all patients with a non traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Ambulance paramedics sent all continuous ECG registrations with impedance signal by modem. We excluded ECGs from patients with Return Of Spontaneous Circulation at arrival, incomplete ECG registrations, ECGs with technical deficits or with continuous chest compressions. The same guidelines needed to be used in over 75% of the registration time in order to be labeled. We classified ECGs as guidelines 2000 if the c:v ratio was 15:2, shock blocks were present and there was rhythm analysis after each shock; guidelines 2005 if the c:v ratio was 30:2, a single shock protocol was used and chest compressions was immediately resumed after shock or rhythm analysis in a no shock scenario. We accepted 10% deviations in the amount of compressions (13–17 for 2000 guidelines, 27–33 for 2005). Results- Of the 1703 analyzable ECGs, we classified 827 (48.6%) as guidelines 2000 and 624 (36.6%) as guidelines 2005. In the remaining 252 ECGs (14.8%) 31 used guidelines 1992, 137 applied guidelines 2000 with c:v ratio of 30:2 and 84 did not show distinguishable guideline usage. Since the introduction in November 2005, it took 17 months to apply new guidelines in over 80% of the cases (figure 1 ). Conclusion- Guideline changes are slowly implemented by professionals. This needs to be taken in consideration when new guideline revisions are considered.

Abstract 13131: The Priority of Coronary Arteriography and Therapeutic Hypothermia After Return of Spontaneous Circulation in Patients With Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest. the Result of Sos-kanto 2012 Study

Circulation ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 130 (suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuichi Hagiwara ◽  
Kiyohiro Oshima ◽  
Masato Murata ◽  
Makoto Aoki ◽  
Kei Hayashida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Therapeutic Hypothermia ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Coronary Arteriography ◽  
Spontaneous Circulation ◽  
P Value ◽  
Return Of Spontaneous Circulation ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Aim: To evaluate the priority of coronary angiography (CAG) and therapeutic hypothermia therapy (TH) after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Patients and Methods: SOS-KANTO 2012 study is a prospective, multicenter (69 emergency hospitals) and observational study and includes 16,452 patients with OHCA. Among the cases with ROSC in that study, we intended for patients treated with both CAG and TH within 24 hours after arrival. Those patients were divided into two groups; patients in whom TH was firstly performed (TH group), and the others in whom CAG was firstly done (CAG group). We statistically compared the prognosis between the two groups. SPSS Statistics 22 (IBM, Tokyo, Japan) was used for the statistical analysis. Statistical significance was assumed to be present at a p value of less than 0.05. Result: 233 patients were applied in this study. There were 86 patients in the TH group (M/F: 74/12, mean age; 60.0±15.2 y/o) and 147 in the CAG group (M/F: 126/21, mean age: 63.4±11.1 y/o) respectively, and no significant differences were found in the mean age and M/F ratio between the two groups. The overall performance categories (OPC) one month after ROSC in the both groups were as follows; in the TH group, OPC1: 21 (24.4%), OPC2: 3 (3.5%), OPC3: 7 (8.1%), OPC4: 8 (9.3%), OPC5: 43 (50.0%), unknown: 4 (4.7%), and in the CAG group, OPC1: 38 (25.9%), OPC2: 13 (8.8%), OPC3: 15 (10.2%), OPC4: 18 (12.2%), OPC5: 57 (38.8%), unknown: 6 (4.1%). There were no significant differences in the prognosis one month after ROSC between the two groups. Conclusion: The results which of TH and CAG you give priority to over do not affect the prognosis in patients with OHCA.

Chest compressions only or full CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest? Unexpected outcomes from the DEFI 2005 trial

Resuscitation ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. S9 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Travers ◽  
O. Dubourg ◽  
O. Bon ◽  
I.L. Banville ◽  
D. Jost ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Chest Compressions ◽  
Unexpected Outcomes ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Abstract P101: Comparison of Ventilation Rate Measured with Thoracic Bioimpedance and with Capnography during Out-of-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Circulation ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 118 (suppl_18) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahamed H Idris ◽  
Sarah Beadle ◽  
Mohamud Daya ◽  
Dana Zive
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Ventilation Rate ◽  
Rater Agreement ◽  
Chest Compressions ◽  
Intra Class Correlation ◽  
Automated Software ◽  
Ventilation Rates ◽  
Patient File ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Manual Review

Objective: To determine the ability of thoracic bioimpedance to measure ventilation rate during cardiac arrest and CPR. Methods: Philips MRx devices monitored 32 patients during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and CPR. The devices recorded chest compressions with an accelerometer, continuous 1-lead EKG, thoracic bioimpedance, and continuous capnography. Of the 32 files, 4 were not used in this study because of incomplete recording. Two reviewers manually annotated ventilation waveforms independently using Laerdal QCPR software, which also automatically annotated ventilation through the bioimpedance channel. Reviewers manually measured ventilation rate (number of breaths/min) recorded with capnography for each 1 minute epoch, which were matched and compared with those measured through bioimpedance for each patient file (N = 28). A total of 585 1-minute epochs were measured and compared. We assessed intra-class correlation for 2 individual raters for ventilation rates measured with capnography and with annotated bioimpedance to establish inter-user reliability of measurements. Ventilation rate measured with capnography vs. bioimpedance was compared with simple regression. Results: The majority (60%) of ventilation rates measured with capnography and with automated software bioimpedance were within 2 breaths/min of each other. After manual annotation of the bioimpedance channel, 81% of 1-min epochs were within 2 breaths/min of rates measured with capnography. Ventilation rate measured with capnography had good correlation with bioimpedance (r = .82, p < .0001). Inter-rater agreement is estimated to be 0.96 for ventilation rate measured with capnography and 0.93 for rate measured with bioimpedance. Discussion: The software occasionally missed obvious ventilation waveforms and occasionally annotated waveforms obviously caused by chest compressions. Manual review and annotation improved the accuracy of ventilation rates measured with bioimpedance. Approximately 75% to 90% of recordings made with the Philips MRx device are expected to be useful for measurement. Conclusion: Ventilation rate measured with thoracic bioimpedance alone is acceptable using the Philips MRx device. Inter-rater agreement for measurements is excellent.

Abstract 2003: More Chest Compressions and Fewer Shocks Are Given During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation With the 2005 AHA Guidelines

Circulation ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 116 (suppl_16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn J White ◽  
Sarah A Cantrell ◽  
Robert Cronin ◽  
Shawn Koser ◽  
David Keseg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Automated Analysis ◽  
Spontaneous Circulation ◽  
Chest Compressions ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Care Protocol ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Introduction Long pauses without chest compressions (CC) have been identified in CPR provided by EMS professionals for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OOHCA). The 2005 AHA ECC CPR guidelines emphasize CC. The 2005 AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Professionals (HCP) course introduced a training method with more CPR skills practice during the DVD based course. The purpose of this before/after study was to determine whether CC rates increased after introduction of the 2005 course. Methods This urban EMS system has 400 cardiac etiology OOHCA events annually. A convenience sample of 49 continuous electronic ECG recordings of VF patients was analyzed with the impedance channel of the LIFEPAK 12 (Physio-Control, Redmond WA) and proprietary software. A trained researcher verified the automated analysis. Each CC during the resuscitation attempt and pauses in CC before and after the first defibrillation shock were noted. The time of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) was determined by medical record review and onset of regular electrical activity without CC. Medical records were reviewed for outcome to hospital discharge. The EMS patient care protocol for VF was changed on July 1, 2006 to comply with the 2005 AHA ECC guidelines. Cases were grouped by the OOHCA date: 9/2004 to 12/31/2006 (pre) and 7/1/2006 to 4/21/2007 (post). EMS personnel began taking the 2005 BLS for HCP course during spring 2006. Monthly courses over 3 years will recertify 1500 personnel. Results 29 cases were analyzed from the pre group and 20 from the post group. Compressions per minute increased from a mean (±SD) of 47 ± 16 pre to 75 ± 33 post (P < 0.01). The mean count of shocks given per victim decreased from 4.5 ± 4.0 pre to 2.8 ± 1.8 post (P < 0.04). The CC pause before the first shock was unchanged (23.6 ± 18.4 seconds to 22.1 ± 17.9). but the CC pause following that shock decreased significantly from 48.7 ± 63.2 to 11.8 ± 22.5 (p=0.008). Rates of ROSC (55% pre, 50% post) and survival to discharge (15% pre, 13% post) were similar. Conclusion Following introduction of the 2005 BLS for HCP course and the EMS protocol change, the quality of CPR delivered to victims of OOHCA improved significantly compared with pre-2006 CPR. The sample size was too small to detect differences in survival rates.

Abstract 18: Analyzing Heart Rhythm During Chest Compressions in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients Using New Algorithm for Automated External Defibrillators

Circulation ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 138 (Suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Corina de Graaf ◽  
Stefanie G Beesems ◽  
Ronald E Stickney ◽  
Paula Lank ◽  
Fred W Chapman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Pulseless Electrical Activity ◽  
Heart Rhythm ◽  
Chest Compressions ◽  
Study Region ◽  
Automated External Defibrillators ◽  
Conventional Analysis ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Conventional Algorithm

Purpose: Automated external defibrillators (AED) prompt the rescuer to stop cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for ECG analysis. Any interruption of CPR has a negative impact on outcome. We prospectively evaluated a new algorithm (cprINSIGHT) which can analyse the ECG while rescuers continue CPR. Methods: We analysed data from patients with attempted resuscitation from OHCA who were connected to an AED with cprINSIGHT (Stryker Physio-Control LIFEPAK CR2) between June 2017 and June 2018 in the Amsterdam Resuscitation Study region. The first analysis in the CR2 is a conventional analysis; subsequent analyses use the cprINSIGHT algorithm. This algorithm classifies the rhythm as shockable (S), non-shockable (NS), or no decision. If no decision, the AED prompts for a pause in CPR and uses its conventional algorithm. The characteristics of the first 3 cprINSIGHT analyses (analyses 2-4) were analysed. Ventricular fibrillation (VF) cases were both coarse and fine VF with a lower threshold of 0.08 mV. Results: Data from 132 consecutive OHCA cases were analysed. The initial recorded rhythm was VF or pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT) in 35 cases (27%), pulseless electrical activity in 34 cases (25%) and asystole in 63 cases (48%). In 114 cases (86%), 1 or more cprINSIGHT analyses were done. Analyses 2-4 covered 90% of all cprINSIGHT analyses. The analyzed rhythm was VF/VT in 12-17%, organised QRS rhythm in 29-35% and asystole in 51-56% (see table). cprINSIGHT reached a S or NS decision in 65-74% of cases, with a sensitivity of 90-100% and a specificity of 100%. When it reached no decision, the rhythm was asystole in 65-79% of analyses, VF/VT in 0-9% and QRS rhythm in 18-27%; conventional analysis followed. Chest compression fraction was 85-88%, CPR fraction was 99%. Conclusion: This new algorithm analysed the ECG without need for a pause in chest compressions 65-74% of the time and had 90-100% sensitivity and 100% specificity when it made a shock or a no shock decision.

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