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Filter by:The cause of cardiac arrest mostly determines outcomes of cardiac arrest survivors. Identifying and treating the cause of cardiac arrest constitute a critical part in post-arrest care. However, the pathophysiology of cardiac arrest often encompasses multiple organ systems. Thus, forming accurate diagnosis for each case presents a daunting challenge, especially for unexperienced physicians. This study aims to evaluate whether a standardized protocol would improve the diagnostic proficiency for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients. Sixteen Emergency Medicine Residents from National Taiwan University Hospital participated in this study. The cause classification of OHCA (CCCA) protocol was developed by an expert cardiac arrest committee, and a lecture concerning the Utstein's template, the epidemiology of cardiac arrest and the CCCA protocol was addressed. Pre-/post-lecture questionnaires regarding self-assessed diagnostic certainty and knowledge of cardiac arrest were obtained and compared to evaluate participants' learning effectiveness. To validate the efficiency of protocol, medical records of 586 non-traumatic OHCA adults with successful resuscitation and ICU admission were reviewed retrospectively, and the OHCA cause of each patient was identified by the trained residents following CCCA protocol. The primary outcome was the diagnostic consistency between protocolized diagnosis, expert diagnosis and the discharge diagnosis
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a major public health problem, with around 40,000 victims each year in France. Their survival rate remains dramatically low, at less than 10%. In the event of pre-hospital cardiac arrest, rescuers perform resuscitation techniques using equipment for which they have been trained. They perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by alternating 30 chest compressions with 2 insufflations (30/2) with a manual insufflator bag. In basic life supports, insufflations should result in chest rise, but guidelines do not specify a precise volume. Recently, medical devices have been developed that enable precise measurement of ventilatory volumes. In simulation, these devices show hyperventilation in volume and frequency in mannequins. But no clinical study has analyzed insufflator bag ventilation maneuvers in real-life situations on pre-hospital cardiac arrest patients. The aim of this study is to analyze ventilation parameters in current practice in relation to standards, and the factors influencing the quality of ventilation maneuvers.
Purpose: This study aims to find out if the current way of performing chest compressions during resuscitation for patients who have suffered a cardiac arrest outside of the hospital is affecting their chances of recovery. Recent research suggests that more than half of these patients receive chest compressions near their aortic valve, which might block blood flow and make their condition worse. We will use a special imaging technique called transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) during resuscitation to see if compressions near the aortic valve impact patient outcomes. Methods: We will conduct a study with patients who have suffered a cardiac arrest outside of the hospital and are receiving TEE during resuscitation in the emergency department. Some patients will not be included in the study, such as those who recover quickly before the TEE is done, those who need other treatments before they recover, those with an unclear compression site, or those with poor or missing TEE images. We will divide the patients into two groups: those with compressions near their aortic valve and those without. We will collect information on the patients, the TEE recordings, the resuscitation process, and important time points. We will mainly look at whether the patients recover and maintain a steady heartbeat. We will also examine other factors like their carbon dioxide levels, whether they recover at all, if they survive to be admitted to the hospital, if they survive to be discharged, and if they have good brain function when they leave the hospital. We plan to have 37 patients in each group for accurate results.
This study aims to report mortality and neurological outcome 180 days after drowning incident in patients with accidental hypothermia vs normothermia following drowning-related OHCA in Denmark during a six-year period from 2016-2021.
The investigators aimed to investigate the effect of delayed hospitalization on the basis of the call time on the clinical outcomes of patients with OHCA patients using a nationwide OHCA registry.
a randomized, parallel, non-blinded trial in a single Emergency Mdeical Service in Poland within a group of 34 ground ambulances crews, comparing time and first pass success (FPS) for endotracheal intubation (ETI) in DL using the IntuBrite® (INT) and Macintosh laryngoscope (MCL) during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). intubations will be performed using INT and MCL based on an intention-to-treat analysis. The FPS time of the ETI attempt will be analysed. First attempt success will be counted.
The goal of this observational study is to investigate characteristics in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) related to sex differences. The main questions it aims to answer are: - are there possible differences in help provision by bystanders, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), pre-hospital treatment by emergency medical services (EMS)? - are there differences in the presence of shockable initial rhythm (SIR) and survival rates after OHCA at successive stages of treatment? Researchers will compare all emergency medical services treated resuscitations in Denmark between 2016 and 2021 to see if there are possible differences between sexes.
Comparison of Manual Ventilation and Automatic Mechanical Ventilation during CPR, Pilot & Feasibility Study (CAVE-I trial)
The objective of this observational and retrospective study is to determine the predictive factors of in-hospital mortality following an out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) in the population under 18 years old. Data are collected from telephone calls and medical regulation records processed by the health call center of 2 french departments between January 1, 2019, and March 15, 2022. The medical records of the included patients will also be reread in order to obtain the patient's status at 30 days after the CPA. Detailed description: The literature reports numerous works evaluating the epidemiological characteristics of pediatric out-of-hospital cardiorespiratory arrest. An improvement in survival has been reported in the case of resuscitation guided by the operator in medical regulation before the arrival of the emergency services. Indeed, the regulation phase at the 15 center in France is of fundamental importance. Recent evolutions, notably with the creation of specific call-taking professions, show the importance attached to improving practices. The population concerned is characterized by children under 18 years of age, victims of an extra-hospital cardiorespiratory arrest. It is a retrospective study over three years and three months, multicentric, from the emergency service (SAMU) 57 and 69. The primary endpoint was the all-cause mortality at thirty days of the admission. The case report form (CRF) will collect the main aspects of telephone management at the 15 centers, out-of-hospital management by the emergency teams, and the personal characteristics of the emergency physicians and out-of-hospital responders (gender, age, family situation, etc.). The medical management in the emergency department and the first stages of in-hospital management will also be analyzed. The patients included who are still alive will receive a notification of non-objection by mail.
Time to defibrillation is the most important predictor of survival in cardiac arrest. Recent studies have shown that unmanned drones can deliver AEDs to the site of real life out-of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) before ambulance arrival. Although an AED is available in the close vicinity, they are seldom used. The overall aim of this study is to provide an interventional bundle directed towards the dispatch centre and evaluate referral of callers to retrieve drone-delivered AEDs so that they may be attached in cases out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.