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Fish E, Fuchs L, Gulati G, Talmor D, Oren-Grinberg A. Focused cardiac ultrasound in resuscitation. Crit Care 2013. [PMCID: PMC3642631 DOI: 10.1186/cc12237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Tomruk O, Erdur B, Cetin G, Ergin A, Avcil M, Kapci M. Assessment of Cardiac Ultrasonography in Predicting Outcome in Adult Cardiac Arrest. J Int Med Res 2012; 40:804-9. [DOI: 10.1177/147323001204000247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: A prospective follow-up study to evaluate the ability of cardiac ultrasonography performed by emergency physicians to predict resuscitation outcome in adult cardiac arrest patients. METHODS: Ultrasonographic examination of the subxiphoid cardiac area was made immediately on presentation to the emergency department with pulseless cardiac arrest. Sonographic cardiac activity was defined as any detected motion within the heart including the atria, ventricles or valves. Successful resuscitation was defined as any of: return of spontaneous circulation for ≥ 20 min; return of breathing; palpable pulse; measurable blood pressure. RESULTS: The study enrolled 149 patients over an 18-month period. The presence of sonographic cardiac activity at the beginning of resuscitation was significantly associated with a successful outcome (19/27 [70.4%] versus 55/122 [45.1%] patients without cardiac activity at the beginning of resuscitation). CONCLUSIONS: Ultrasonographic detection of cardiac activity may be useful in determining prognosis during cardiac arrest. Further studies are needed to elucidate the predictive value of ultrasonography in cardiac arrest patients.
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- O Tomruk
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
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Resuscitation 2010 in review. Resuscitation 2011; 82:145-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2010.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Turton E. Focused Aassessed Transthoracic Echocardiography (FATE): South Africa, 2011. SOUTHERN AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA 2011. [DOI: 10.1080/22201173.2011.10872726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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