scholarly journals One out of three bystanders of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests shows signs of pathological psychological processing weeks after the incident - results from structured telephone interviews

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Brinkrolf ◽  
Bibiana Metelmann ◽  
Camilla Metelmann ◽  
Mina Baumgarten ◽  
Carolin Scharte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Traumatic Experience ◽  
Telephone Interviews ◽  
Interview Survey ◽  
Psychological Processing ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Abstract Background Witnessing an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a traumatic experience. This study analyses bystanders` psychological processing of OHCA. We examined the potential impact of bystanders performing resuscitation and the influence of the relationship between bystander and patient (stranger vs. family/friend of the patient) on the psychological processing. Methods A telephone interview survey with bystanders, who witnessed an OHCA of an adult patient was performed weeks after the event between December 2014 and April 2016. The semi-standardized questionnaire contained a question regarding the paramount emotion at the time of the interview. In a post-hoc analysis statements given in response were rated by independent researchers into the categories “signs of pathological psychological processing”, “physiological psychological processing” and “no signs of psychological distress due to the OHCA”. Results In this analysis 89 telephone interviews were included. In 27 cases (30.3%) signs of pathological psychological processing could be detected. Bystanders performing resuscitation had a higher rate of “no signs of psychological distress after witnessing OHCA” compared to those not resuscitating (54.7% vs. 26.7%, p < 0.05; relative risk 2.01; 95%CI 1.08, 3.89). No statistical significant differences in the psychological processing could be shown for gender, age, relationship to the patient, current employment in the health sector, location of cardiac arrest or number of additional bystanders. Conclusions One out of three bystanders of OHCA suffers signs of pathological psychological processing. This was independent of bystander´s age, gender and relationship to the patient. Performing resuscitation seems to help coping with witnessing OHCA.

scholarly journals One out of three bystanders of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests suffers pathological psychological processing a few weeks after the incident- results from a systematic telephone interview

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Brinkrolf ◽  
Bibiana Metelmann ◽  
Camilla Metelmann ◽  
Mina Baumgarten ◽  
Carolin Scharte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Traumatic Experience ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Telephone Interviews ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Psychological Processing ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Abstract BackgroundWitnessing an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a traumatic experience. It is known, that some bystanders struggle with coping of these events. The impact of (part-) performing CPR vs. passive observing OHCA and of being a stranger as bystander vs. family and friends of the patient is still unknown.MethodsBetween December 2014 and April 2016 bystanders, who witnessed an OHCA of an adult patient (>18 years) were interviewed by telephone a few weeks after the event. In a semi-standardized questionnaire the paramount emotion at the time of the interview was asked. The statements given in response to open questions were rated into the categories “signs of pathological psychological processing”, “physiological psychological processing” and “good mental constitution” by independent researchers.ResultsObserving the exclusion criteria 89 telephone interviews could be included in the analyses. In 27 out of 89 cases (30.3%) signs of pathological psychological processing could be detected. Signs of pathological psychological processing were significantly less in bystanders, who received instructions by the dispatcher or autonomously performed CPR. No statistical significant differences in the psychological processing could be shown for gender, age, relationship to the patient, current employment in the health sector, location of cardiac arrest or number of additional bystanders.ConclusionsOne out of three bystanders of OHCA suffers sings of pathological psychological processing. This was independent of age, gender and relationship of the bystander to the patient. Bystanders who performed CPR with or without receiving instructions had a lower risk.

Abstract 11324: Immediate Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Refractory Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Circulation ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 144 (Suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Rob ◽  
Jana Smalcova ◽  
Tomas Kovarnik ◽  
David Zemanek ◽  
Ales Kral ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ◽  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Lower Risk ◽  
Coronary Intervention ◽  
Post Hoc Analysis ◽  
Risk Of Death ◽  
Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Percutaneous Coronary ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Background: An increasing number of cardiac centres are using immediate percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) in patients with refractory out of hospital cardiac arrest (r-OHCA). Published evidence regarding PCI in OHCA has been mainly reporting to patients with early return of spontaneous circulation and the influence of PCI and ECPR on survival in the population of patients with r-OHCA and acute coronary syndrome (ACS) remains unclear. Methods: In this post hoc analysis of the randomized r-OHCA trial, all patients with ACS as a cause of r-OHCA were included. The effect of successful PCI and ECPR on 180-days survival was examined using Kaplan-Meier estimates and multivariable Cox regression. Results: In total, 256 patients were evaluated in Prague OHCA study and 127 (49.6 %) had ACS as the cause of r-OHCA constituting current study population. The mean age was 58 years (46.3-64) and duration of resuscitation was 52.5 minutes (36.5-68). ECPR was used in 51 (40.2 %) of patients. Immediate PCI was performed in 86 (67.7%) patients and TIMI flow 2 or 3 was achieved in 75 (87.2%) patients. The overall 180-days survival of patients with successful PCI was 40 % compared to 7.7 % with no or failed immediate PCI (log-rank p < 0.001). After adjustment for confounders, successful PCI was associated with a lower risk of death (HR 0.47, CI 0.24-0.93, p = 0.031). Likewise, ECPR was associated with a lower risk of death (HR 0.11, CI 0.05-0.24, p< 0.001). Conclusion: In this post hoc analysis of the randomized r-OHCA trial, successful immediate PCI as well as ECPR were associated with improved 180-days survival in patients with r-OHCA due to ACS.

Abstract 246: The Relationship Between Favorable Neurological Outcome in Patients With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Due to Cardiac Etiology and Regional Disparity of the Number of Physicians

Circulation ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 138 (Suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsukasa Yagi ◽  
Ken Nagao ◽  
Shigemasa Tani ◽  
Eizo Tachibana ◽  
Nobutaka Chiba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Neurological Outcome ◽  
Multivariable Analysis ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Regional Disparity ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Favorable Neurological Outcome ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Background: Cardiac arrest is a major public health issue worldwide. In Japan, the regional disparity of the number of physicians per 100000 population is also a major public health problem. However, it is unknown whether there is the relationship between favorable neurological outcome in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) due to cardiac etiology and this regional disparity. The aim of the present study was to clarify this relationship using the data of the All-Japan Utstein Registry, a prospective, nationwide, population-based registry of OHCA. Methods: From the data of the All-Japan Utstein Registry between 2011 and 2015, we included adult patients who had OHCA due to cardiac etiology. 47 prefectures of Japan were divided into quartiles on the basis of the number of physicians in each prefecture, reported by Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in Japan. In addition, study patients were divided into four groups based on these quartiles. We compared favorable neurological outcome at 30 days after OHCA in each group, using the multivariable logistic-regression analysis. Results: Four quartile ranges of the number of physicians were set for this study (Figure). Moreover, of the 629,471 OHCA victims between 2011 and 2015, 358,993 met the inclusion criteria. Figure represented favorable neurological outcome at 30 days after OHCA in each quartile. In the multivariable analysis, the adjusted odds ratios for Quartile 2, Quartile 3 and Quartile 4 compared with Quartile 1 for favorable neurological outcome at 30 days after OHCA was 0.971 (95%CI 0.918- 1.027; P=0.307), 1.011 (95%CI 0.956- 1.069; P=0.703) and 0.850 (95%CI 0.809- 0.893; P<0.001), respectively. Conclusion: The regions in which the number of physicians per 100000 population was larger were inferior to the regions in which the number of these was smaller, in terms of neurological benefits in patients with OHCA due to cardiac etiology.

Abstract 264: The Association of Chest Compression Fraction and Clinical Outcomes from Shockable Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest During the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium Primed Trial

Circulation ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 130 (suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheldon Cheskes ◽  
Robert H Schmicker ◽  
Tom Rea ◽  
Judy Powell ◽  
Ian R Drennan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
Chest Compression ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Shockable Rhythm ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Neurologically Intact ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

INTRODUCTION: The role of chest compression fraction (CCF) in resuscitation of shockable out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is uncertain. We evaluated the relationship between CCF and clinical outcomes in a secondary analysis of the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC) PRIMED trial. METHODS: We included OHCA patients from the ROC PRIMED trial who suffered cardiac arrest prior to EMS arrival, presented with a shockable rhythm, and had cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) process data for at least one shock. We used multivariable logistic regression adjusting for Utstein variables, CPR metrics of compression rate and perishock pause, and ROC site to determine the relationship between CCF and survival to hospital discharge, return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), and neurologically intact survival defined with Modified Rankin Score (MRS) ≤ 3. Due to potential confounding between CCF and cases that achieved early ROSC, we also performed an analysis restricted to patients without ROSC in the first 10 minutes of EMS resuscitation. RESULTS: Among the 2,558 eligible patients, median (IQR) age was 65 (54, 76) years, 76.9% were male, and mean (SD) CCF was 0.70 (0.15). Compared to the reference group (CCF < 0.60), the odds ratio (OR) for survival was 0.57 (95%CI: 0.42, 0.78) for CCF 0.60-0.79 and 0.32 (95%CI: 0.22, 0.48) for CCF ≥0.80. Results were similar for outcomes of ROSC and neurologically intact survival. Conversely, when restricted to the cohort who did not achieve ROSC during the first 10 minutes (n=1,660), the relationship between CCF and survival was no longer significant. Compared to the reference group (CCF < 0.60), the OR for survival was 0.85 (95 %CI: 0.58, 1.26) for CCF 0.60-0.79 and OR 0.87 (95%CI: 0.58, 1.36) for CCF ≥0.80. CONCLUSIONS: In this observational cohort study of OHCA patients presenting in a shockable rhythm, CCF when adjusted for Utstein predictors, CPR metrics and ROC site was paradoxically associated with lower odds of survival. The relationship between CCF and clinical outcomes was null in a sensitivity analysis restricted to patients without ROSC in the first 10 minutes. CCF is a complex measure and taken by itself may not be a consistent predictor of clinical outcome.

Can we trust power analysis on post hoc studies? A paradigm from out of hospital cardiac arrest

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 829-830
Author(s):  
Michele C. Vassallo ◽  
Fabiana Tartamella ◽  
Pradipta Bhakta
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Power Analysis ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

The relationship between no-flow interval and survival with favourable neurological outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Implications for outcomes and ECPR eligibility

Resuscitation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 155 ◽  
pp. 219-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Guy ◽  
Takahisa Kawano ◽  
Floyd Besserer ◽  
Frank Scheuermeyer ◽  
Hussein D. Kanji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Neurological Outcome ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest
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