scholarly journals Older female relatives of Covid-19 patients have an unsatisfactory perception of emergency room performance by clinical staf

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-38
Author(s):  
Tiziana Ciarambino ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
Spontaneous Circulation ◽  
Return Of Spontaneous Circulation ◽  
Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial ◽  
Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias

Flecainide is a class I antiarrhythmic used for supraventricular tachyarrhythmias with mild adverse reactions. We present a case report in a 78-year-old male that came to the emergency department with atrial fibrillation and was subsequently treated with flecainide. During the infusion, the patient went into cardiac arrest. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was performed until the return of spontaneous circulation was achieved after 1min and 40 seconds. Conclusion. Some trials, like The Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST), consider flecainide to be safe, but our case report, together with several other published reports brings attention to the use of flecainide in pharmacologic cardioversion of atrial fibrillation as a cause of cardiac arrest. Keywords: Older man, atrial fibrillation, emergency department, cardiac arrest, flecainide

scholarly journals Cardiac arrest in an older male patient treated with flecainide for atrial fibrillation

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiziana Ciarambino ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
Male Patient ◽  
Spontaneous Circulation ◽  
Return Of Spontaneous Circulation ◽  
Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial ◽  
Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias

Flecainide is a class I antiarrhythmic used for supraventricular tachyarrhythmias with mild adverse reactions.We present a case report in a 78-year-old male that came to the emergency department with atrial fibrillation and was subsequently treated with flecainide. During the infusion, the patient went into cardiac arrest. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was performed until the return of spontaneous circulation was achieved after 1 min and 40 seconds. Conclusion. Some trials, like The Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST), consider flecainide to be safe, but our case report, together with several other published reports brings attention to the use of flecainide in pharmacologic cardioversion of atrial fibrillation as a cause of cardiac arrest. Keywords: Older man, atrial fibrillation, emergency department, cardiac arrest, flecainide

scholarly journals Non-invasive diffuse optical neuromonitoring during cardiopulmonary resuscitation predicts return of spontaneous circulation

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiffany S. Ko ◽  
Constantine D. Mavroudis ◽  
Ryan W. Morgan ◽  
Wesley B. Baker ◽  
Alexandra M. Marquez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
Hemoglobin Concentration ◽  
Spontaneous Circulation ◽  
Youden Index ◽  
Swine Model ◽  
Return Of Spontaneous Circulation ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Tissue Optical Properties ◽  
Tenfold Cross Validation

AbstractNeurologic injury is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality following pediatric cardiac arrest. In this study, we assess the feasibility of quantitative, non-invasive, frequency-domain diffuse optical spectroscopy (FD-DOS) neuromonitoring during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and its predictive utility for return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) in an established pediatric swine model of cardiac arrest. Cerebral tissue optical properties, oxy- and deoxy-hemoglobin concentration ([HbO2], [Hb]), oxygen saturation (StO2) and total hemoglobin concentration (THC) were measured by a FD-DOS probe placed on the forehead in 1-month-old swine (8–11 kg; n = 52) during seven minutes of asphyxiation followed by twenty minutes of CPR. ROSC prediction and time-dependent performance of prediction throughout early CPR (< 10 min), were assessed by the weighted Youden index (Jw, w = 0.1) with tenfold cross-validation. FD-DOS CPR data was successfully acquired in 48/52 animals; 37/48 achieved ROSC. Changes in scattering coefficient (785 nm), [HbO2], StO2 and THC from baseline were significantly different in ROSC versus No-ROSC subjects (p < 0.01) after 10 min of CPR. Change in [HbO2] of + 1.3 µmol/L from 1-min of CPR achieved the highest weighted Youden index (0.96) for ROSC prediction. We demonstrate feasibility of quantitative, non-invasive FD-DOS neuromonitoring, and stable, specific, early ROSC prediction from the third minute of CPR.

scholarly journals Mechanical Versus Manual Chest Compression: A Retrospective-Cohort in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Acta Medica ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Alp Şener ◽  
Gül Pamukçu Günaydın ◽  
Fatih Tanrıverdi
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
Chest Compression ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Spontaneous Circulation ◽  
Retrospective Case ◽  
Return Of Spontaneous Circulation ◽  
Mechanical Chest Compression ◽  
Manual Chest Compression ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Objective: In cardiac arrest cases, high quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation and effective chest compression are vital issues in improving survival with good neurological outcomes. In this study, we investigated the effect of mechanical chest compression devices on 30- day survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Materials and Methods: This retrospective case-control study was performed on patients who were over 18 years of age and admitted to the emergency department for cardiac arrest between January 1, 2016 and January 15, 2018. Manual chest compression was performed to the patients before January 15, 2017, and mechanical chest compression was performed after this date. Return of spontaneous circulation, hospital discharge, and 30-day survival rates were compared between the groups of patients in terms of chest compression type. In this study, the LUCAS-2 model piston-based mechanical chest compression device was used for mechanical chest compressions. Results: The rate of return of spontaneous circulation was significantly lower in the mechanical chest compression group (11.1% vs 33.1%; p < 0.001). The 30-day survival rate was higher in the manual chest compression group (6.8% vs 3.7%); however, this difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.542). Furthermore, 30-day survival was 0% in the trauma group and 0.6% in the patient group who underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation for over 20 minutes. Conclusion: It can be seen that the effect of mechanical chest compression on survival is controversial; studies on this issue should continue and, furthermore, studies on the contribution of mechanical chest compression on labor loss should be conducted.

Abstract 11312: Activation of Citizen Responders to Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Temporal Changes During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Denmark 2020

Circulation ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 144 (Suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mads Christian Tofte Gregers ◽  
Linn Andelius ◽  
Carolina Malta Hansen ◽  
Astrid Rolin Kragh ◽  
Christian Torp-Pedersen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
Spontaneous Circulation ◽  
Acceptance Rate ◽  
Smartphone App ◽  
Hospital Arrival ◽  
Automated External Defibrillators ◽  
Return Of Spontaneous Circulation ◽  
Bystander Cpr ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Introduction: Multiple citizen responder (CR) programs worldwide which dispatch laypersons to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) were affected by the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, but little is known about how the pandemic affected CR activation and initiation of bystander CPR and defibrillation. In Denmark, the CR program continued to run during lockdown but with the recommendation to perform chest-compression-only CPR in contrast to standard CPR including ventilations. We hypothesized that bystander interventions as CPR and AED usage decreased during the first COVID-19 lockdown in two regions of Denmark in the spring of 2020. Methods: All OHCAs from January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020 with CR activation from the Danish Cardiac Arrest Registry and the National Citizen Responder database. Bystander CPR, AED usage, and CRs’ alarm acceptance rate during the national lockdown from March 11, 2020 to April 20, 2020 were compared with the non-lockdown period from January 1, 2020 to March 10, 2020 and from April 21 to June 30, 2020. Results: A total of 6,120 CRs were alerted in 443 (23/100.000 inhabitants) cases of presumed OHCA of which 256 (58%) were confirmed cardiac arrests. Bystander CPR remained equally high in the lockdown period compared with non-lockdown period (99% vs. 92%, p=0.07). Likewise, there was no change in bystander defibrillation (9% vs. 14%, p=0.4). There was a slight increase in the number of CRs who accepted an alarm (7 per alarm, IQR 4) during lockdown compared with non-lockdown period (6 per alarm, IQR 4), p=0.0001. The proportion of patients achieving return of spontaneous circulation at hospital arrival was also unchanged (lockdown 23% vs non-lockdown 23%, p=1.0) (Table 1). Conclusion: Bystander initiated resuscitation rates did not change during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Denmark for OHCAs where CRs were activated through a smartphone app.

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