Articles: out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest.
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
A multicentre observational study of inter-hospital transfer for post-resuscitation care after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
To provide therapeutic hypothermia (TH) to survivors after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), inter-hospital transfers (IHT) are frequently required. The safety of IHT remains controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the effect of TH on brain recovery after OHCA differs between IHT and direct arrival groups. ⋯ IHT modified the effect of TH on neurological recovery for survivors of OHCA. TH is significantly less beneficial for good neurological recovery in patients who arrive via IHT than for those who arrive directly.
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Critical care medicine · Nov 2016
Multicenter Study Observational StudyThe Postcardiac Arrest Consult Team: Impact on Hospital Care Processes for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients.
To evaluate whether a Post-Arrest Consult Team improved care and outcomes for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. ⋯ Implementation of a Post-Arrest Consult Team reduced premature withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy but did not improve rates of successful targeted temperature management, coronary angiography, formal electrophysiology assessments, or functional survival for comatose patients after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
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Scand J Trauma Resus · Oct 2016
Multicenter StudyUnmanned aerial vehicles (drones) in out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest.
The use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) prior to EMS arrival can increase 30-day survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) significantly. Drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) can fly with high velocity and potentially transport devices such as AEDs to the site of OHCAs. The aim of this explorative study was to investigate the feasibility of a drone system in decreasing response time and delivering an AED. ⋯ To use drones in rural areas to deliver an AED in OHCA may be safe and feasible. Suitable placement of drone systems can be designed by using GIS models. The use of an AED equipped drone may have the potential to reduce time to defibrillation in OHCA.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Conversion to shockable rhythms is associated with better outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients with initial asystole but not in those with pulseless electrical activity.
The prognostic implication of conversion from initially non-shockable to shockable rhythms in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remains unclear. Our objective is to determine whether the conversion to shockable rhythms is a reliable predictor of short- and long-term outcomes both in patients who initially presented with pulseless electrical activity (PEA) and in those with asystole. ⋯ Conversion to shockable rhythms was associated with better outcomes in initially asystolic OHCA patients, whereas such associations were not observed in patients initially in PEA.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Endothelial activation/injury and associations with severity of post-cardiac arrest syndrome and mortality after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Post-cardiac arrest syndrome (PCAS) is characterized by whole-body ischemia triggering systemic inflammation and damage of the endothelium. This study investigated the relationship between systemic inflammation, endothelial damage and severity of PCAS and the association between endothelial damage and outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). ⋯ URL: clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01020916. Unique identifier: NCT01020916.