scholarly journals Gasping during refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a prognostic marker for favourable neurological outcome following extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a retrospective study

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naofumi Bunya ◽  
Hirofumi Ohnishi ◽  
Kenshiro Wada ◽  
Ryuichiro Kakizaki ◽  
Takehiko Kasai ◽  
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Circulation ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 118 (suppl_18) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Nagao ◽  
Kimio Kikushima ◽  
Kazuhiro Watanabe ◽  
Eizo Tachibana ◽  
Takaeo Mukouyama ◽  
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Therapeutic hypothermia is beneficial to neurological outcome for comatose survivors after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. However, there are few data of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) for induction of hypothermia for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. We did a prospective study of ECPR with hypothermia for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The criteria for inclusion were an age of 18 to 74 years, a witnessed cardiac arrest, collapse-to-patient’s-side interval <15 minutes, cardiac arrest due to presumed cardiac etiology, and persistent cardiac arrest on ER arrival in spite of the prehospital defibrillations. After arrival at the emergency room, cardiopulmonary bypass plus intra-aortic balloon pumping was immediately performed, and then coronary reperfusion therapy during cardiac arrest was added if needed. Mild hypothermia (34°C for 3 days) was immediately induced during cardiac arrest or after return of spontaneous circulation. We selected suitable patients who received conventional CPR with normothermia among a prospective multi-center observational study of patients who had out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Kanto region of Japan “the SOS-KANTO study” for the control group. The primary endpoint was favorable neurological outcome at the time of hospital discharge. A total of 558 patients were enrolled; 127 received ECPR with hypothermia and 431 received conventional CPR with normothermia. The ECPR with hypothermia group had significantly higher frequency of the favorable neurological outcome than the conventional CPR with normothermia group (12% vs. 2%, unadjusted odds ratio, 8.1; 95% CI; 3.2 to 20.0). The adjusted odds ratio for the favorable neurological outcome after ECPR with hypothermia was 7.4 (95% CI; 2.8 to 19.3, p<0.0001). Among the ECPR with hypothermia group, early attainment of a target core temperature of 34°C increased its efficacy (adjusted odds ratio, 0.99; 95% CI; 0.98 to 1.00, p=0.04). ECPR with hypothermia improved the chance of neurologically intact survival for adult patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, and the early attainment of a target temperature enhanced its efficacy.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Gravesteijn ◽  
Marc Schluep ◽  
Maksud Disli ◽  
Prakriti Garkhail ◽  
Dinis Dos Reis Miranda ◽  
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Abstract BackgroundIn hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is a major adverse event with a high mortality rate if not treated appropriately. Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR), as adjunct to conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CCPR) is a promising technique for IHCA treatment. Evidence pertaining to neurological outcomes after ECPR is still scarce. MethodsWe performed a comprehensive systematic search of all studies up to December 20th 2019. Our primary outcome was neurological outcome after ECPR at any moment after hospital discharge, defined by the Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) score. A score of 1 or 2 was defined as favourable outcome. Our secondary outcome was post-discharge mortality. A fixed-effects meta-analysis was performed. ResultsOur search yielded 1215 results, of which 19 studies were included in this systematic review. The average survival rate was 31% (95% CI: 28-33%, I2=0%, p=0.26). In the surviving patients, the pooled percentage of favourable neurological outcome was 83% (95% CI: 79-87%, I2=24%, p=0.75). ConclusionECPR as treatment for in-hospital cardiac arrest is associated with a large proportion of patients with good neurological outcome. The large proportion of favourable outcome could potentially be explained by the selection of patients for treatment using ECPR. Moreover, survival is higher than described in the conventional CPR literature. As indications for ECPR might extend to older or more fragile patient populations in the future, research should focus on increasing survival, while maintaining optimal neurological outcome.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Gravesteijn ◽  
Marc Schluep ◽  
Maksud Disli ◽  
Prakriti Garkhail ◽  
Dinis Dos Reis Miranda ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: In hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is a major adverse event with a high mortality rate if not treated appropriately. Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR), as adjunct to conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CCPR) is a promising technique for IHCA treatment. Evidence pertaining to neurological outcomes after ECPR is still scarce. Methods: We performed a comprehensive systematic search of all studies up to December 20th 2019. Our primary outcome was neurological outcome after ECPR at any moment after hospital discharge, defined by the Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) score. A score of 1 or 2 was defined as favourable outcome. Our secondary outcome was post-discharge mortality. A fixed-effects meta-analysis was performed. Results: Our search yielded 1215 results, of which 19 studies were included in this systematic review. The average survival rate was 30% (95% CI: 28-33%, I2=0%, p=0.24). In the surviving patients, the pooled percentage of favourable neurological outcome was 84% (95% CI: 80-88%, I2=24%, p=0.90). Conclusion: CPR as treatment for in-hospital cardiac arrest is associated with a large proportion of patients with good neurological outcome. The large proportion of favourable outcome could potentially be explained by the selection of patients for treatment using ECPR. Moreover, survival is higher than described in the conventional CPR literature. As indications for ECPR might extend to older or more fragile patient populations in the future, research should focus on increasing survival, while maintaining optimal neurological outcome.


Circulation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (Suppl_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaaki Nishihara ◽  
Ken-ichi Hiasa ◽  
Nobuyuki Enzan ◽  
Kenzo Ichimura ◽  
Takeshi Iyonaga ◽  
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Introduction: Previous studies have shown an association between hyperoxemia and mortality in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); however, the evidence is lacking in patients receiving extracorporeal CPR (ECPR). Hypothesis: To test the hypothesis that hyperoxemia is associated with poor neurological outcome in patients treated by ECPR. Methods: The Japanese Association for Acute Medicine - OHCA (JAAM-OHCA) Registry is a multicenter, prospective, observational registry including 34,754 OHCA patients between 2014 and 2017. Patients who had been resuscitated and survived 24 hours after OHCA and had a PaO 2 levels above 60 mmHg were included. Eligible patients were divided into 2 groups by each 2 definition according to the PaO 2 levels measured from arterial blood gas analysis 24-h after the ECPR, (1) High-level of PaO 2 (H-PaO 2 , n=242) as PaO 2 ≥ 157 mmHg (median) and control (n=211) as 60 < PaO 2 < 157 mmHg, (2) hyperoxemia (HO, n=80) as PaO 2 ≥ 300 mmHg and control (n=373) as 60 < PaO 2 < 300 mmHg. The primary and secondary outcomes were the favorable neurological outcome, defined as Cerebral Performance Categories (CPC) Scale 1-2, and survival at 30 days after OHCA, respectively. Results: Out of 34,754 patients with OHCA, 453 patients with ECPR were included. The number of CPC 1-2 was significantly lower in the H-PaO 2 and HO group compared with each control group (H-PaO 2 : 17.4% vs. 33.2%; Odds ratio [OR] 0.42; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.27-0.66; P<0.0001, HO: 8.8% vs. 28.2%; OR 0.24; 95% CI 0.11-0.55; P<0.001). The 30-day survival was lower in these high oxygen groups (H-PaO 2 : 39.3% vs. 57.4%; OR 0.48; 95% CI 0.33-0.70; P<0.0001, HO: 25.0% vs. 52.6%; OR 0.30; 95% CI 0.17-0.52; P<0.0001). After adjusting for potential confounders, the H-PaO 2 and HO were associated with unfavorable neurological outcomes (adjusted OR, H-PaO 2 ; 2.71; 95% CI 1.16-6.30; P=0.021, HO; 5.76; 95% CI 1.30-25.4; P=0.021). The H-PaO 2 and HO were also associated with poor 30-day survival (adjusted OR, H-PaO 2 ; 2.28; 95% CI 1.13-4.60; P=0.021, HO; 3.75; 95% CI 1.28-11.0; P=0.016). Conclusions: Hyperoxemia was associated with worse neurological outcomes in OHCA patients with ECPR.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Gravesteijn ◽  
Marc Schluep ◽  
Maksud Disli ◽  
Prakriti Garkhail ◽  
Dinis Dos Reis Miranda ◽  
...  

Abstract Background In hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is a major adverse event with a high mortality rate if not treated appropriately. Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR), as adjunct to conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CCPR) is a promising technique for IHCA treatment. Evidence pertaining to neurological outcomes after ECPR is still scarce. Methods We performed a comprehensive systematic search of all studies up to December 20 th 2019. Our primary outcome was neurological outcome after ECPR at any moment after hospital discharge, defined by the Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) score. A score of 1 or 2 was defined as favourable outcome. Our secondary outcome was post-discharge mortality. A fixed-effects meta-analysis was performed. Results Our search yielded 1215 results, of which 19 studies were included in this systematic review. The average survival rate was 32% (95% CI: 29-34%, I2=0%, p=0.16). In the surviving patients, the pooled percentage of favourable neurological outcome was 82% (95% CI: 77- 85%, I2=60%, p=0.12). Conclusion ECPR as treatment for in-hospital cardiac arrest is associated with a large proportion of patients with good neurological outcome. The large proportion of favourable outcome could potentially be explained by the selection of patients for treatment using ECPR. Moreover, survival is higher than described in the conventional CPR literature. As indications for ECPR might extend to older or more fragile patient populations in the future, research should focus on increasing survival, while maintaining optimal neurological outcome.


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