scholarly journals Prehospital Airway Management: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Carney ◽  
Tamara Cheney ◽  
Annette M. Totten ◽  
Rebecca Jungbauer ◽  
Matthew R. Neth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Airway Management ◽  
Neurological Function ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Dynamic Nature ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Advanced Airway ◽  
First Pass ◽  
Management Approaches ◽  
Prehospital Airway Management

Objective. To assess the comparative benefits and harms across three airway management approaches (bag valve mask [BVM], supraglottic airway [SGA], and endotracheal intubation [ETI]) by emergency medical services in the prehospital setting, and how the benefits and harms differ based on patient characteristics, techniques, and devices. Data sources. We searched electronic citation databases (Ovid® MEDLINE®, CINAHL®, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Scopus®) from 1990 to September 2020 and reference lists, and posted a Federal Register notice request for data. Review methods. Review methods followed Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence-based Practice Center Program methods guidance. Using pre-established criteria, studies were selected and dual reviewed, data were abstracted, and studies were evaluated for risk of bias. Meta-analyses using profile-likelihood random effects models were conducted when data were available from studies reporting on similar outcomes, with analyses stratified by study design, emergency type, and age. We qualitatively synthesized results when meta-analysis was not indicated. Strength of evidence (SOE) was assessed for primary outcomes (survival, neurological function, return of spontaneous circulation [ROSC], and successful advanced airway insertion [for SGA and ETI only]). Results. We included 99 studies (22 randomized controlled trials and 77 observational studies) involving 630,397 patients. Overall, we found few differences in primary outcomes when airway management approaches were compared. • For survival, there was moderate SOE for findings of no difference for BVM versus ETI in adult and mixed-age cardiac arrest patients. There was low SOE for no difference in these patients for BVM versus SGA and SGA versus ETI. There was low SOE for all three comparisons in pediatric cardiac arrest patients, and low SOE in adult trauma patients when BVM was compared with ETI. • For neurological function, there was moderate SOE for no difference for BVM compared with ETI in adults with cardiac arrest. There was low SOE for no difference in pediatric cardiac arrest for BVM versus ETI and SGA versus ETI. In adults with cardiac arrest, neurological function was better for BVM and ETI compared with SGA (both low SOE). • ROSC was applicable only in cardiac arrest. For adults, there was low SOE that ROSC was more frequent with SGA compared with ETI, and no difference for BVM versus SGA or BVM versus ETI. In pediatric patients there was low SOE of no difference for BVM versus ETI and SGA versus ETI. • For successful advanced airway insertion, low SOE supported better first-pass success with SGA in adult and pediatric cardiac arrest patients and adult patients in studies that mixed emergency types. Low SOE also supported no difference for first-pass success in adult medical patients. For overall success, there was moderate SOE of no difference for adults with cardiac arrest, medical, and mixed emergency types. • While harms were not always measured or reported, moderate SOE supported all available findings. There were no differences in harms for BVM versus SGA or ETI. When SGA was compared with ETI, there were no differences for aspiration, oral/airway trauma, and regurgitation; SGA was better for multiple insertion attempts; and ETI was better for inadequate ventilation. Conclusions. The most common findings, across emergency types and age groups, were of no differences in primary outcomes when prehospital airway management approaches were compared. As most of the included studies were observational, these findings may reflect study design and methodological limitations. Due to the dynamic nature of the prehospital environment, the results are susceptible to indication and survival biases as well as confounding; however, the current evidence does not favor more invasive airway approaches. No conclusion was supported by high SOE for any comparison and patient group. This supports the need for high-quality randomized controlled trials designed to account for the variability and dynamic nature of prehospital airway management to advance and inform clinical practice as well as emergency medical services education and policy, and to improve patient-centered outcomes.

scholarly journals Association between prehospital airway management methods and neurologic outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with respiratory cause: a nationwide retrospective observational study

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Airway Management ◽  
Interaction Analysis ◽  
Neurologic Outcome ◽  
Supraglottic Airway ◽  
Neurologic Recovery ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Advanced Airway ◽  
Prehospital Airway Management ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Cardiac arrests are resulted by various aetiology including respiratory cause. Advanced airway placement is an important prehospital intervention for oxygenation and ventilation in respiratory cardiac arrest. We evaluated the association between of advanced airway method and neurologic outcome in arrest with respiratory cause. Adult witnessed non-traumatic OHCA (out-of-hospital cardiac arrest) treated by emergency medical service (EMS) providers in 2013–2017 were enrolled in a nationwide OHCA database. The association between airway management methods (endotracheal intubation (ETI), supraglottic airway (SGA) and bag valve mask (BVM)) and outcome were evaluated according to the presumed cause of cardiac arrest (cardiac, respiratory or others). The primary outcome was good neurological recovery at discharge. Multivariable logistic regression models with interaction analysis was conducted. Of 40,443 eligible OHCA patients, the cause of arrest of 90.0%, 7.5%, and 2.4% of patients were categorized as cardiac, respiratory and others, respectively. There were no statistically significant differences in the effect of the advanced airway type on good neurologic recovery in the total population (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 0.96 (0.81–1.14) for ETI; 1.01 (95% confidence intervals (CI) 0.93–1.11) for BVM). However, ETI was associated with better neurologic recovery than SGA or BVM in OHCA in cardiac arrest with suspected respiratory cause (aOR 3.12 (95% CI 1.24–7.80) for ETI; 0.99 (95% CI 0.51–1.91) for BVM). Prehospital ETI was associated with good neurologic outcome when the cause of arrest was respiratory. ETI may be considered initially when a respiratory cause is suspected on the scene.

scholarly journals Association Between Prehospital Airway Management Methods and Neurologic Outcome in Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) with Respiratory Cause.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeongho Choi ◽  
Tae Han Kim ◽  
Ki Jeong Hong ◽  
Kyoung Jun Song ◽  
Sang Do Shin
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Airway Management ◽  
Interaction Analysis ◽  
Neurologic Outcome ◽  
Supraglottic Airway ◽  
Neurologic Recovery ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Advanced Airway ◽  
Good Neurologic Outcome ◽  
Prehospital Airway Management

Abstract Purpose: Cardiac arrests are resulted by various aetiology including respiratory cause. Advanced airway placement is an important prehospital intervention for oxygenation and ventilation in respiratory cardiac arrest. We evaluated the association between of advanced airway method and neurologic outcome in arrest with respiratory cause.Method: Adult witnessed non-traumatic OHCAs treated by emergency medical service (EMS) providers in 2013-2017 were enrolled in a nationwide OHCA database. The association between airway management methods (endotracheal intubation (ETI), supraglottic airway (SGA) and bag valve mask (BVM)) and outcome were evaluated according to the presumed cause of cardiac arrest (cardiac, respiratory or others). The primary outcome was good neurological recovery at discharge. Multivariable logistic regression models with interaction analysis was conducted.Result: Of 40,443 eligible OHCA patients, the cause of arrest of 90.0%, 7.5%, and 2.4% of patients were categorized as cardiac, respiratory and others, respectively. There were no statistically significant differences in the effect of the advanced airway type on good neurologic recovery in the total population (aOR 0.96 (0.81-1.14) for ETI; 1.01 (95% CI 0.93-1.11) for BVM). However, ETI was associated with better neurologic recovery than SGA or BVM in OHCA in cardiac arrest with suspected respiratory cause (aOR 3.12 (95% CI 1.24-7.80) for ETI; 0.99 (95% CI 0.51-1.91) for BVM).Conclusion: Prehospital ETI was associated with good neurologic outcome when the cause of arrest was respiratory. ETI may be considered initially when a respiratory cause is suspected on the scene.

scholarly journals Increased First Pass Success with C-MAC Videolaryngoscopy in Prehospital Endotracheal Intubation—A Randomized Controlled Trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 2719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Macke ◽  
Felix Gralla ◽  
Marcel Winkelmann ◽  
Jan-Dierk Clausen ◽  
Marco Haertle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Airway Management ◽  
Endotracheal Intubation ◽  
Power Analysis ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
First Pass ◽  
Rescue System ◽  
Prehospital Endotracheal Intubation ◽  
Prehospital Airway Management

Endotracheal intubation (ETI) with direct view laryngoscopy (DL) is the gold standard for airway management. Videolaryngoscopy (VL) can improve glottis visualization, thus facilitating ETI. The aim of this monocentric, randomized, prospective study on a physician staffed German air ambulance is to compare DL and VL for ETI in terms of number of attempts and time as well as visualization of the glottis in a prehospital setting in a physician-based rescue system in adult patients. A power analysis was performed à priori. We used consecutive on-scene randomization with a sealed envelope system for the DL and VL-group. Successful ETI with first pass success was significantly more frequent with VL than DL and three seconds faster. The percentage of glottis opening and the Cormack & Lehane classification were significantly better with VL than DL. Regarding improved first pass success in ETI with the VL, we would recommend the use of VL for prehospital airway management in physician-based rescue systems.

Abstract 168: Association Between Prehospital Advanced Airway Management for Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and Survival

Circulation ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 138 (Suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masashi Okubo ◽  
Sho Komukai ◽  
Junichi Izawa ◽  
Koichiro Gibo ◽  
Kosuke Kiyohara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Propensity Score ◽  
Airway Management ◽  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Advanced Airway ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Favorable Functional Outcome

Introduction: It is unclear whether prehospital advanced airway management (AAM: endotracheal intubation and supraglottic airway device placement) for pediatric patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) improves patient outcomes. Objective: To test the hypothesis that prehospital advanced airway management during pediatric OHCA is associated with patient outcomes. Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of a nationwide, prospective, population-based OHCA registry in Japan. We included pediatric patients (<18 years) with OHCA in whom emergency medical services (EMS) personnel resuscitated and transported to medical institutions during 2014 and 2015. The primary outcome was one-month survival. Secondary outcome was one-month survival with favorable functional outcome, defined as cerebral performance category score 1 or 2. Patients who received AAM during cardiopulmonary resuscitation by EMS personnel at any given minute were sequentially matched with patients at risk of receiving AAM within the same minutes based on time-dependent propensity score calculated from a competing risk regression model in which we treated prehospital return of spontaneous circulation as a competing risk event. Results: We included 2,548 patients; 1,017 (39.9%) were infants (<1 year), 839 (32.9%) were children (1 year to 12 years), and 692 (27.2%) were adolescents. Of the 2,548, included patients, 336 (13.2%) underwent prehospital AAM during cardiac arrest. In the time-dependent propensity score matched cohort (n = 642), there were no significant differences in one-month survival (AAM: 32/321 [10.0%] vs. no AAM: 27/321 [8.4%]; odds ratio, 1.33 [95% CI, 0.80 to 2.21]) and one-month survival with favorable functional outcome (AAM: 6/321 [1.9%] vs. no AAM: 5/321 [1.6%]; odds ratio, 1.48 [95% CI, 0.41 to 5.40]). Conclusions: Among pediatric patients with OHCA, we found no associations between prehospital AAM and favorable patient outcomes.

Abstract 284: Association of Neurological Outcome and Survival With Interventions by Bystander and Emergency Medical Service for Unwitnessed Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patient; Results From the JCS-ReSS Study

Circulation ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 138 (Suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chisato Okamoto ◽  
Yoshio Tahara ◽  
Atsushi Hirayama ◽  
Satoshi Yasuda ◽  
Teruo Noguchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Airway Management ◽  
Emergency Medical Service ◽  
Neurological Outcome ◽  
Medical Service ◽  
Favorable Outcome ◽  
Shockable Rhythm ◽  
Advanced Airway ◽  
Bystander Cpr ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Introduction: Although studies have shown that bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is associated with better neurological prognosis, whether bystander and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) interventions are associated with prognosis in unwitnessed OHCA patients is not fully elucidated. We aimed to investigate the prognostic importance of bystander and EMS interventions among unwitnessed OHCA patients in Japan. Methods and Results: This study was a nation-wide population-based observational study of OHCA in Japan from 2011 to 2015 based on data from the All-Japan Utstein Registry. The outcome measures were neurological outcome and survival at 30-day. The neurologically favorable outcome was defined as Glasgow-Pittsburgh cerebral performance category score 1 or 2. First, to investigate the effectiveness of bystander interventions, we included 105,655 unwitnessed cardiogenic OHCA patients (aged 18-80 years). Of these, 1,614 (1.5%) showed neurologically favorable outcome and 3,273 (3.1%) survived at 30-day. Multivariate logistic regression analysis adjusting for age, sex, geographical region, year and EMS response time showed that bystander CPR was associated with neurologically favorable outcome (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.49, 95% CI 1.35-1.65, P<0.001). Additionally, to investigate the effectiveness of EMS interventions for patients with non-shockable rhythm, we examined 43,342 patients who were performed public CPR and had the initial rhythm of pulseless electrical activity (PEA) or asystole. Of these, 101 (0.2%) showed neurologically favorable outcome and 453 (1.0%) were survival at 30-day. Advanced airway management by EMS was negatively associated with neurologically favorable outcome (aOR 0.55, 95% CI 0.37-0.81, P=0.003) and administration of epinephrine by EMS was associated with survival (aOR 2.35, 95% CI 1.89-2.92, P<0.001). Conclusions: Among unwitnessed OHCA patients, bystander CPR was associated with neurologically favorable prognosis. For unwitnessed OHCA patients with non-shockable rhythm, epinephrine administration was associated with survival, but advanced airway management was negatively associated with neurological outcome.

Abstract 18070: Therapies Optimizing Organ Perfusion and Protection After Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest Improves Survival With Favorable Neurologic Outcome

Circulation ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 132 (suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J Jacobs ◽  
Leo S Derevin ◽  
Sue Duval ◽  
James E Pointer ◽  
Karl A Sporer
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Cerebral Performance Category ◽  
Spontaneous Circulation ◽  
Outcome Data ◽  
Neurological Function ◽  
Inverse Association ◽  
Advanced Airway ◽  
Initial Rhythm ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Introduction: Survival rates with favorable neurologic function after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) have remained low for decades. Hypothesis: Use of therapies focused on better perfusion during CPR using mechanical adjuncts and protective post-resuscitation care would improve survival and neurologic outcomes after OHCA compared to conventional CPR and care. Methods: OHCA outcomes in Alameda County, CA, USA, population 1.5 million, from December 2009-2011 when there was incomplete availability and use of impedance threshold device [ITD], mechanical CPR [MCPR], and hospital therapeutic hypothermia [HTH], were compared to 2012 when all were available and more widely used. Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC), survival and Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) scores were compared using univariate and multivariable analyses. Results: Of the 3008 non-traumatic OHCAs who received CPR during the study period, >95% of survival outcome data were available. From 2009-11 to 2012, there was an increase in ROSC from 28.6% to 34.1% (p=0.002; OR=1.28; CI=1.09, 1.51) and a non-significant increase in hospital discharge from 10.5% to 12.3% (p=0.14; OR=1.17; CI=0.92, 1.49). There was, however, an 80% increase in survival with favorable neurological function between the two periods, as determined by CPC≤2, from 4.4% to 7.9% (p<0.001; unadjusted OR=1.85; CI=1.35, 2.54). After adjusting for witnessed arrest, bystander CPR, initial rhythm (VT/VF vs. others), placement of an advanced airway, EMS response time, and age, the adjusted OR was 1.60 (1.11, 2.31; p=0.012). Using a stepwise regression model, the most important independent positive predictors of CPC≤2 were 2012 (p=0.019), witnessed (p<0.001), initial rhythm VT/VF (p<0.001), and advanced airway (inverse association p<0.001). Additional analyses of the three therapies, separately and in combination, demonstrated that for all patients admitted to the hospital, ITD use with HTH had the most impact on survival to discharge with CPC≤2 of 24%. Conclusions: Therapies (ITD, MCPR, HTH) developed to enhance circulation during CPR and cerebral recovery after ROSC, significantly improved survival with favorable neurological function by 80% following OHCA.

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