scholarly journals Alpha-power in Electroencephalography as Good Outcome Predictor for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survivors

Author(s):  
Min-Jee Kim ◽  
Youn-Jung Kim ◽  
Mi-Sun Yum ◽  
Won Young Kim

Abstract Background This study aimed to identify the quantitative EEG biomarkers for predicting good neurologic outcomes in OHCA survivors treated with targeted temperature management (TTM) using power spectral density (PSD), event-related spectral perturbation (ERSP), and spectral entropy (SE). Methods This observational registry-based study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Korea using data of adult nontraumatic comatose OHCA survivors who underwent standard EEG and treated with TTM between 2010 and 2018. Good neurological outcome at 1 month (Cerebral Performance Category scores 1 and 2) was the primary outcome. The linear mixed model analysis was performed for PSD, ESRP, and SE values of all and each frequency band. Results Thirteen of the 54 comatose OHCA survivors with TTM and EEG, 13 were excluded due to poor EEG quality or periodic/rhythmic pattern, leaving 41 patients for analysis. The median time to EEG was 21 h, and the rate of the good neurologic outcome at 1 month was 52.5%. The good neurologic outcome group was significantly younger and showed higher PSD and ERSP and lower SE features for each frequency than the poor outcome group. After age adjustment, only the alpha-PSD was significantly higher in the good neurologic outcome group (1.13 ± 1.11 vs. 0.09 ± 0.09, p = 0.031) and had best performance with 0.903 of the area under the curve for predicting good neurologic outcome. Conclusions Alpha-PSD best predicts good neurologic outcome in OHCA survivors and is an early biomarker for prognostication. Larger studies are needed to conclusively confirm these findings.

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1113
Author(s):  
Youn-Jung Kim ◽  
Min-Jee Kim ◽  
Yong Seo Koo ◽  
Won Young Kim

We investigated the prognostic value of standard electroencephalography, a 30-min recording using 21 electrodes on the scalp, during the early post-cardiac arrest period, and evaluated the performance of electroencephalography findings combined with other clinical features for predicting favourable outcomes in comatose out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survivors treated with targeted temperature management (TTM). This observational registry-based study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Korea using the data of all consecutive adult non-traumatic comatose OHCA survivors who underwent standard electroencephalography during TTM between 2010 and 2018. The primary outcome was a 6-month favourable neurological outcome (Cerebral Performance Category score of 1 or 2). Among 170 comatose OHCA survivors with median electroencephalography time of 22 h, a 6-month favourable neurologic outcome was observed in 34.1% (58/170). After adjusting other clinical characteristics, an electroencephalography background with dominant alpha and theta waves had the highest odds ratio of 13.03 (95% confidence interval, 4.69–36.22) in multivariable logistic analysis. A combination of other clinical features (age < 65 years, initial shockable rhythm, resuscitation duration < 20 min) with an electroencephalography background with dominant alpha and theta waves increased predictive performance for favourable neurologic outcomes with a high specificity of up to 100%. A background with dominant alpha and theta waves in standard electroencephalography during TTM could be a simple and early favourable prognostic finding in comatose OHCA survivors.


Circulation ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 132 (suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian R Drennan ◽  
Steve Lin ◽  
Kevin E Thorpe ◽  
Jason E Buick ◽  
Sheldon Cheskes ◽  
...  

Introduction: Targeted temperature management (TTM) reduces neurologic injury from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). As the risk of neurologic injury increases with prolonged cardiac arrests, the benefit of TTM may depend upon cardiac arrest duration. We hypothesized that there is a time-dependent effect of TTM on neurologic outcomes from OHCA. Methods: Retrospective, observational study of the Toronto RescuNET Epistry-Cardiac Arrest database from 2007 to 2014. We included adult (>18) OHCA of presumed cardiac etiology that remained comatose (GCS<10) after a return of spontaneous circulation. We used multivariable logistic regression to determine the effect of TTM and the duration of cardiac arrest on good neurologic outcome (Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) 0-3) and survival to hospital discharge while controlling for other known predictors. Results: There were 1496 patients who met our inclusion criteria, of whom 981 (66%) received TTM. Of the patients who received TTM, 59% had a good neurologic outcome compared to 39% of patients who did not receive TTM (p< 0.001). After adjusting for the Utstein variables, use of TTM was associated with improved neurologic outcome (OR 1.60, 95% CI 1.10-2.32; p = 0.01) but not with survival to discharge (OR 1.23, 95% CI 0.90-1.67; p = 0.19). The impact of TTM on neurologic outcome was dependent on the duration of cardiac arrest (p<0.05) (Fig 1). Other significant predictors of good neurologic outcome were younger age, public location, initial shockable rhythm, and shorter duration of cardiac arrest (all p values < 0.05). A subgroup analysis found the use of TTM to be associated with neurologic outcome in both shockable (p = 0.01) and non-shockable rhythms (p = 0.04) but was not associated with survival to discharge in either group (p = 0.12 and p = 0.14 respectively). Conclusion: The use of TTM was associated with improved neurologic outcome at hospital discharge. Patients with prolonged durations of cardiac arrest benefited more from TTM.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yo Sep Shin ◽  
Youn-Jung Kim ◽  
Seung Mok Ryoo ◽  
Chang Hwan Sohn ◽  
Shin Ahn ◽  
...  

AbstractPrecise criteria for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) are still lacking in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). We aimed to investigate whether adopting our hypothesized criteria for ECPR to patients with refractory OHCA could benefit. This before-after study compared 4.5 years after implementation of ECPR for refractory OHCA patients who met our criteria (Jan, 2015 to May, 2019) and 4 years of undergoing conventional CPR (CCPR) prior to ECPR with patients who met the criteria (Jan, 2011 to Jan, 2014) in the emergency department. The primary and secondary outcomes were good neurologic outcome at 6-months and 1-month respectively, defined as 1 or 2 on the Cerebral Performance Category score. A total of 70 patients (40 with CCPR and 30 with ECPR) were included. For a good neurologic status at 6-months and 1-month, patients with ECPR (33.3%, 26.7%) were superior to those with CCPR (5.0%, 5.0%) (all Ps < 0.05). Among patients with ECPR, a group with a good neurologic status showed shorter low-flow time, longer extracorporeal membrane oxygenation duration and hospital stays, and lower epinephrine doses used (all Ps < 0.05). The application of the detailed indication before initiating ECPR appears to increase a good neurologic outcome rate.


Circulation ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 140 (Suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung Soo Park

Aim: We aimed to investigate the prognostic performance between serum NSE and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) NSE for 6-month neurologic outcome in OHCA survivors underwent target temperature management (TTM). Hypothesis: We hypothesized that the NSE levels measured in the CSF would affect the change, earlier and more sensitively than serum, according to severity of hypoxic brain damage. Methods: This single-centre prospective observational study included out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients underwent TTM. NSE levels were assessed in blood and CSF samples obtained immediately (Day 0), and 24 h (Day 1), 48 h (Day 2), and 72 h (Day 3) after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). The primary outcome was the 6-month neurological outcome. Results: We enrolled 34 patients (males, 24; 70.6%), 16 (47.1%) had a poor neurologic outcome. CSF NSE and serum NSE values were significantly higher in the poor outcome group compared to the good outcome group at each time point, except for serum Day 0. CSF NSE and serum NSE had area under curve (AUC) of 0.819-0.972 and 0.648-0.920, respectively. CSF NSE prognostic performances were significant higher than serum NSE at Day 1 and showed excellent AUC values (0.969; 95% Confidential Interval [CI] 0.844-0.999) and high sensitivity (93.8%; 95% CI 69.8-99.8) at 100% specificity. Conclusion: We found CSF NSE values were highly predictive and sensitive markers of 6-month poor neurological outcome in OHCA survivors treated with TTM at Day 1 after ROSC. Thus, CSF NSE level at day 1 after ROSC can be a useful early prognosticator in OHCA survivors.


Circulation ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 138 (Suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna C Moore ◽  
Michael Grahl ◽  
Tracy Marko ◽  
Ariel Blythe-Reske ◽  
Amber Lage ◽  
...  

Background: Rates of neurologically intact survival after cardiac arrest remain abysmal. Neuro-prognostication intra-arrest is challenging, with few real-time factors that can be used to determine patient prognosis. During the implementation of a new cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) protocol in a large urban pre-hospital system, first responders prospectively recorded the presence of signs of perfusion during CPR. Hypothesis: Positive signs of perfusion would be a predictor of a good neurologic outcome in this observational study, as defined by Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) Score of 1 or 2. Methods: Basic life support first responders (n = 420) and paramedics (n = 207) underwent training including didactic and hands-on sessions to learn the new protocol, which included active compression-decompression CPR with an impedance threshold device. In addition to patient demographics and circumstances of cardiac arrest, signs of perfusion during CPR were prospectively recorded and included improved color, pulse during CPR, gasping, and movement during CPR. Chart review was performed to determine CPC score at discharge. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and calculation of unadjusted odds ratios. Results: The new protocol began May 1, 2017. Cases from May 2017-November 2017 (n= 102) were reviewed, with complete data available for 96 patients (94%). The median age was 56 (range 25-97), 54/91 (59%) male, 43/102 (42%) witnessed, 31/90 (34%) shockable rhythm, and 51/102 (50%) receiving bystander CPR. Improved color during CPR was seen in 23/102 (23%), pulse during CPR in 17/102 (17%), gasping in 18/102 (18%), and movement during CPR in 5/102 (5%). Any sign of perfusion during CPR was seen in 47/102 (46%), and 13/96 (13.5%) had a CPC score of 1 or 2 at discharge. The unadjusted OR for any sign of perfusion during CPR for a CPC score of 1 or 2 was 26 (95% CI 3 - 213) and for any sign of perfusion during CPR for ROSC was 9 (95% CI 3 - 24). Conclusions: Positive signs of perfusion during CPR noted by first responders strongly predicted ROSC and neurologically intact survival in this small sample. This suggests the importance of prospectively recording signs of perfusion during resuscitation, and communicating these observations during transfer of care.


Circulation ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 140 (Suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Akil Awad ◽  
Fabio Silvio Taccone ◽  
Martin Jonsson ◽  
Sune Forsberg ◽  
Jacob Hollenberg ◽  
...  

Background: Early initiation of hypothermia has shown to be important to reduce brain injuries in experimental cardiac arrest models. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between time to initiate cooling and neurological intact survival in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Methods: A secondary analysis of prospectively collected data from the PRINCESS trial (NCT01400373) including 677 OHCA patients randomized to transnasal evaporative intra-arrest cooling or standard advanced life support and cooling started subsequent to hospital arrival. Time to randomization was used a proxy measurement for time to initiate cooling. An early treatment group was defined as patients randomized by the EMS <20 minutes from the time of the cardiac arrest. Propensity scores were used to find matching patients in the control group. Patients with initial shockable rhythms were analyzed as a predefined subgroup. The primary outcome was good neurologic outcome, Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) 1-2 at 90 days. Secondary outcome was complete recovery (CPC 1). Results: In total 406 patients were randomized <20 minutes from the cardiac arrest and were propensity score matched (1:1). In the propensity score matched analysis the proportion of patients with CPC 1-2 was 21.7% in the intervention and 17.2% in the control group, odds ratio (OR) 1.33, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.80-2.21, p=0.273. In patients with initial shockable rhythm (79 intervention, 79 control) the difference in CPC 1-2 was 48.1% versus 32.0%, OR 2.05, 95%CI 1.00-4.21, p=0.0498. The proportion of patients with complete neurologic recovery, CPC 1, was 19.7% in the intervention and 13.3% in the control group, OR 1.60, 95% CI 0.92-2.79, p=0.097. In patients with initial shockable rhythm the proportion with CPC 1 was 45.6% versus 24.6%, OR 2.81, 95% CI 1.23-6.42, p=0.014. Conclusions: In this ancillary study of OHCA patients receiving intra-arrest cooling, there were differences in survival with good neurologic outcome and in complete neurological recovery in favor of early intra-arrest cooling patient group compared to standard care. These differences were statistically significant in the subgroup of patients with initial shockable rhythms.


Circulation ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 138 (Suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeonho You ◽  
Jung Soo Park ◽  
Jin Hong Min

Introduction: We evaluated prognostic value of ICP measurement via lumbar puncture to predict outcome of cardiac arrest patients treated with TTM Methods: This was a single-center observational cohort study using paper sheets of patients from October 2012 to June 2017. The primary endpoint was the ability of the early ICP measurement to predict poor outcome within 24 h after cardiac arrest, compared to ONSD and GWR. Based on previous studies, 32 patients were needed to achieve the power of 0.90 at a significance level of 0.05. The ROC curves was used to compare the values of ONSD, GWR and ICP for predicting neurologic outcomes. Results were considered significant at P < 0.05. Results: 103 patients were enrolled and good outcome group had 31 patients, while poor outcome group had 72 patients. The AUROC of ONSD and GWR were 0.64(0.54-0.73) and 0.63 (0.53-0.72) respectively in predicting poor neurologic outcome while the AUROC of ICP was 0.97(0.92-0.99) in predicting poor neurologic outcome (Fig. 2). As the cut off value of ICP was 200 mmH 2 O, sensitivity was 87.50% and specificity was 100.00% in predicting poor neurologic outcome. In ONSD, sensitivity was 78.43% and specificity was 41.86% in predicting poor neurologic outcome when cut off value was 5.50 mm. As the cut off value of GWR was 1.16, sensitivity was 59.72% and specificity was 74.19% in predicting poor neurologic outcome. Conclusion: In this study, we confirms that ICP measurement via lumbar puncture within the first 24 h after cardiac arrest is a valuable tool to evaluate the severity of post-cardiac arrest brain injuries and outcome in patients treated with TTM.


2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (05) ◽  
pp. 324-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Park ◽  
Garrett Brooks

AbstractPediatric cardiac arrest is a significant cause of death and neurologic disability; however, there is a paucity of literature specifically evaluating the utility of prognostic factors in the pediatric population. This retrospective chart review examines clinical, laboratory, and electroencephalographic (EEG) data in children following cardiopulmonary arrest to better characterize findings that may inform prognosis. Pre-arrest clinical characteristics, resuscitation details, and post-arrest hospital course variables were analyzed and neurologic outcome was determined using the Pediatric Cerebral Performance Category scale. Forty-one patients were identified who had cardiac arrest from March, 2011 to January, 2015. Duration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (p = 0.013), out-of-hospital arrest (p = 0.005), arterial pH (0.014), arterial lactate (0.004), lack of pupil reactivity to light (p < 0.001), absent motor response to noxious stimuli (p < 0.001), and absent brainstem reflexes (p < 0.001) were all predictors of poor neurologic outcome. EEG background suppression (p = 0.005) was associated with poor outcome. Nine patients had electrographically recorded seizures, which began up to 1 week following cardiac arrest. Two patients (4.9%) experienced post-anoxic myoclonic status epilepticus and both had a poor outcome.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byuk Sung Ko ◽  
Youn-Jung Kim ◽  
Kap Su Han ◽  
You Hwan Jo ◽  
Jonghwan Shin ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Early defibrillation is vital to improve outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) with shockable rhythm. Currently, there is no agreed consensus on the number of defibrillation attempts before transfer to a hospital. This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between the number of defibrillations on the prehospital return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC).Methods: A multicenter, prospective, observational registry-based study was conducted for OHCA in patients with presumed cardiac etiology that underwent prehospital defibrillation between October 2015 and June 2017. The primary outcome was prehospital ROSC, and the secondary outcome was a good neurologic outcome at hospital discharge, defined as Cerebral Performance Category score 1 or 2. Results: Among 2,155 OHCA patients’ data, 178 patients with missing data were excluded, a total of 1,983 OHCA patients who received prehospital defibrillation were included. The median age was 61 years and prehospital ROSC was observed in 738 patients (37.2%). The median time from arrest to first defibrillation was 10 (interquartile range: 7-15) minutes. The cumulative ROSC rates and good neurologic outcome from the initial defibrillation to the sixth defibrillation were 43%, 68%, 81%, 90%, 95%, 98% and 42%, 66%, 81%, 90%, 95%, 98%, respectively. After clinical characteristics adjustment and time to defibrillation, the number of defibrillations were independently associated with ROSC (odds ratio 0.81 95% CI 0.76-0.86) and good neurologic outcome (odds ratio 0.86 95% CI 0.80-0.91). Moreover, subgroup analysis results with patients that underwent the initial defibrillation within 10 minutes from arrest were consistent (95% up to five times).Conclusion: More than 95% of prehospital ROSC was achieved within five times of defibrillation in OHCA patients. This result provides a basis for the ideal number of defibrillation attempts before transfer to hospital with the possibility of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in these refractory ventricular fibrillation patients.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youn-Jung Kim ◽  
Min-jee Kim ◽  
Yong Seo Koo ◽  
Won Young Kim

Abstract Background Electroencephalography is a widely used tool for detecting epileptiform and assessing neurological outcomes after cardiac arrest. We investigated the prognostic value of standard electroencephalography during early post-cardiac arrest period and evaluated the performance of electroencephalography findings combined with other clinical features for predicting good outcome. Methods This observational registry-based study was conducted at tertiary care hospital in Korea. Data of all consecutive adult comatose out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors who underwent electroencephalography during targeted temperature management between 2010 and 2018 were extracted. Electroencephalography findings, classified according to the American Clinical Neurophysiological Society critical care electroencephalography terminology, and good neurologic outcome-related clinical features were identified via multivariable logistic analysis. Results Good outcomes were observed in 36.5% of 170 patients. Median electroencephalography time was 22.0 hours. Electroencephalography background, voltage and other findings (burst suppression, reactivity to pain stimuli) significantly differed between good and poor outcome groups. Electroencephalography background with dominant alpha and theta waves had the highest odds ratio of 9.8 (95% confidence interval 3.9-24.9) in multivariable logistic analysis. Electroencephalography background frequency enabled identification of a good neurologic outcome (sensitivity, 83.87%; specificity, 75.93%). Combination of other clinical features (age<65 years, initial shockable rhythm, resuscitation duration<20 min) with electroencephalography findings increased predictive performance for good neurologic outcomes (sensitivity, 95.2%; specificity, 100%). ConclusionsBackground frequency patterns of standard electroencephalography during targeted temperature management may play a role as an early prognostic tool in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients.


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