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Paal P, Pasquier M, Darocha T, Lechner R, Kosinski S, Wallner B, Zafren K, Brugger H. Accidental Hypothermia: 2021 Update. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:501. [PMID: 35010760 PMCID: PMC8744717 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19010501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Accidental hypothermia is an unintentional drop of core temperature below 35 °C. Annually, thousands die of primary hypothermia and an unknown number die of secondary hypothermia worldwide. Hypothermia can be expected in emergency patients in the prehospital phase. Injured and intoxicated patients cool quickly even in subtropical regions. Preventive measures are important to avoid hypothermia or cooling in ill or injured patients. Diagnosis and assessment of the risk of cardiac arrest are based on clinical signs and core temperature measurement when available. Hypothermic patients with risk factors for imminent cardiac arrest (temperature < 30 °C in young and healthy patients and <32 °C in elderly persons, or patients with multiple comorbidities), ventricular dysrhythmias, or systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg) and hypothermic patients who are already in cardiac arrest, should be transferred directly to an extracorporeal life support (ECLS) centre. If a hypothermic patient arrests, continuous cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) should be performed. In hypothermic patients, the chances of survival and good neurological outcome are higher than for normothermic patients for witnessed, unwitnessed and asystolic cardiac arrest. Mechanical CPR devices should be used for prolonged rescue, if available. In severely hypothermic patients in cardiac arrest, if continuous or mechanical CPR is not possible, intermittent CPR should be used. Rewarming can be accomplished by passive and active techniques. Most often, passive and active external techniques are used. Only in patients with refractory hypothermia or cardiac arrest are internal rewarming techniques required. ECLS rewarming should be performed with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). A post-resuscitation care bundle should complement treatment.
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- Peter Paal
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, St. John of God Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), 8302 Kloten, Switzerland; (M.P.); (K.Z.); (H.B.)
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- International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), 8302 Kloten, Switzerland; (M.P.); (K.Z.); (H.B.)
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical University of Silesia, 40-001 Katowice, Poland;
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Pain Therapy, Military Hospital, 89081 Ulm, Germany;
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 34-500 Krakow, Poland;
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria;
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- International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), 8302 Kloten, Switzerland; (M.P.); (K.Z.); (H.B.)
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
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- International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), 8302 Kloten, Switzerland; (M.P.); (K.Z.); (H.B.)
- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Bjertnæs LJ, Hindberg K, Næsheim TO, Suborov EV, Reierth E, Kirov MY, Lebedinskii KM, Tveita T. Rewarming From Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest Applying Extracorporeal Life Support: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:641633. [PMID: 34055829 PMCID: PMC8155640 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.641633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Introduction: This systematic review and meta-analysis aims at comparing outcomes of rewarming after accidental hypothermic cardiac arrest (HCA) with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) or/and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Material and Methods: Literature searches were limited to references with an abstract in English, French or German. Additionally, we searched reference lists of included papers. Primary outcome was survival to hospital discharge. We assessed neurological outcome, differences in relative risks (RR) of surviving, as related to the applied rewarming technique, sex, asphyxia, and witnessed or unwitnessed HCA. We calculated hypothermia outcome prediction probability score after extracorporeal life support (HOPE) in patients in whom we found individual data. P < 0.05 considered significant. Results: Twenty-three case observation studies comprising 464 patients were included in a meta-analysis comparing outcomes of rewarming with CPB or/and ECMO. One-hundred-and-seventy-two patients (37%) survived to hospital discharge, 76 of 245 (31%) after CPB and 96 of 219 (44 %) after ECMO; 87 and 75%, respectively, had good neurological outcomes. Overall chance of surviving was 41% higher (P = 0.005) with ECMO as compared with CPB. A man and a woman had 46% (P = 0.043) and 31% (P = 0.115) higher chance, respectively, of surviving with ECMO as compared with CPB. Avalanche victims had the lowest chance of surviving, followed by drowning and people losing consciousness in cold environments. Assessed by logistic regression, asphyxia, unwitnessed HCA, male sex, high initial body temperature, low pH and high serum potassium (s-K+) levels were associated with reduced chance of surviving. In patients displaying individual data, overall mean predictive surviving probability (HOPE score; n = 134) was 33.9 ± 33.6% with no significant difference between ECMO and CPB-treated patients. We also surveyed 80 case reports with 96 victims of HCA, who underwent resuscitation with CPB or ECMO, without including them in the meta-analysis. Conclusions: The chance of surviving was significantly higher after rewarming with ECMO, as compared to CPB, and in patients with witnessed compared to unwitnessed HCA. Avalanche victims had the lowest probability of surviving. Male sex, high initial body temperature, low pH, and high s-K+ were factors associated with low surviving chances.
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- Lars J. Bjertnæs
- Anesthesia and Critical Care Research Group, University of Tromsø (UiT), The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- K. G. Jebsen Thrombosis Research and Expertise Center, University of Tromsø (UiT), The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Cardiovascular Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø (UiT), The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- The Nikiforov Russian Federation Center of Emergency and Radiation Medicine, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Science and Health Library, University of Tromsø, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk, Russia
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, North-Western State Medical University Named After I. I. Mechnikov, St. Petersburg, Russia
- Federal Research and Clinical Center of Intensive Care Medicine and Rehabilitology, Moscow, Russia
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- Anesthesia and Critical Care Research Group, University of Tromsø (UiT), The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
- Division of Surgical Medicine and Intensive Care, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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L’hypothermie accidentelle est définie comme une baisse non intentionnelle de la température centrale du corps en dessous de 35 °C. La prévention de l’hypothermie est essentielle. La mesure de la température centrale est nécessaire au diagnostic d’hypothermie et permet d’en juger la sévérité. En présence de signes de vie, et en présence d’une hypothermie pure, l’instabilité hémodynamique apparente ne devrait en principe pas faire l’objet d’une prise en charge spécifique. Un risque d’arrêt cardiaque (AC) est présent si la température chute en dessous de 30–32 °C. En raison du risque d’AC, un patient hypotherme devrait bénéficier de l’application d’un monitoring avant toute mobilisation, laquelle devra être prudente. En cas d’AC, seule la mesure de la température oesophagienne est fiable. Si l’hypothermie est suspectée comme étant potentiellement responsable de l’AC du patient, celui-ci doit être transporté sous réanimation cardiopulmonaire vers un hôpital disposant d’une méthode de réchauffement par circulation extracorporelle (CEC). La valeur de la kaliémie ainsi que les autres paramètres à disposition (âge, sexe, valeur de la température corporelle, durée du low flow, présence d’une asphyxie) permettront de décider de l’indication d’une CEC de réchauffement. Le pronostic des patients victimes d’un AC sur hypothermie est potentiellement excellent, y compris sur le plan neurologique.
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Frei C, Darocha T, Debaty G, Dami F, Blancher M, Carron P, Oddo M, Pasquier M. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of witnessed hypothermic cardiac arrest: A systematic review on rescue collapse. Resuscitation 2019; 137:41-48. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Revised: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Kottmann A, Carron PN, Theiler L, Albrecht R, Tissi M, Pasquier M. Identification of the technical and medical requirements for HEMS avalanche rescue missions through a 15-year retrospective analysis in a HEMS in Switzerland: a necessary step for quality improvement. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med 2018; 26:54. [PMID: 29973290 PMCID: PMC6033290 DOI: 10.1186/s13049-018-0520-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Avalanche rescues mostly rely on helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) and include technical rescue and complex medical situations under difficult conditions. The adequacy of avalanche victim management has been shown to be unexpectedly low, suggesting the need for quality improvement. We analyse the technical rescue and medical competency requirements of HEMS crewmembers for avalanche rescue missions, as well as their clinical exposure. The study aims to identify areas that should be the focus of future quality improvement efforts. METHODS This 15-year retrospective study of avalanche rescue by the Swiss HEMS Rega includes all missions where at least one patient had been caught by an avalanche, found within 24 h of the alarm being raised, and transported. RESULTS Our analyses included 422 missions (596 patients). Crews were frequently confronted with technical rescue aspects, including winching (29%) and patient location and extrication (48%), as well as multiple casualty accidents (32%). Forty-seven percent of the patients suffered potential or overt vital threat; 29% were in cardiac arrest. The on-site medical management of the victims required a large array of basic and advanced medical skills. Clinical exposure was low, as 56% of the physicians were involved in only one avalanche rescue mission over the study period. CONCLUSIONS Our data provide a solid baseline measure and valuable starting point for improving our understanding of the challenges encountered during avalanche rescue missions. We further suggest QI interventions, that might be immediately useful for HEMS operating under similar settings. A coordinated approach using a consensus process to determine quality indicators and a minimal dataset for the specific setting of avalanche rescue would be the logical next step.
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- Alexandre Kottmann
- Emergency Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Swiss Air Ambulance, Rega, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Swiss Air Ambulance, Rega, Zürich, Switzerland
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Swiss Air Ambulance, Rega, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Emergency Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Avalanche Victim Resuscitation Checklist adaption to the 2015 ERC Resuscitation guidelines. Resuscitation 2017; 113:e3-e4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2017.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2016] [Accepted: 01/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Deslarzes T, Rousson V, Yersin B, Durrer B, Pasquier M. An evaluation of the Swiss staging model for hypothermia using case reports from the literature. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med 2016; 24:16. [PMID: 26887573 PMCID: PMC4756507 DOI: 10.1186/s13049-016-0210-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Core body temperature is used to stage and guide the management of hypothermic patients, however obtaining accurate measurements of core temperature is challenging, especially in the pre-hospital context. The Swiss staging model for hypothermia uses clinical indicators to stage hypothermia. The proposed temperature range for clinical stage 1 is <35-32 °C (95-90 °F), for stage 2, <32-28 °C (<90-82 °F) for stage 3, <28-24 °C (<82-75 °F), and for stage 4 below 24 °C (75 °F). However, the evidence relating these temperature ranges to the clinical stages needs to be strengthened. METHODS Medline was used to retrieve data on as many cases of accidental hypothermia (core body temperature <35 °C (95 °F)) as possible. Cases of therapeutic or neonatal hypothermia and those with confounders or insufficient data were excluded. To evaluate the Swiss staging model for hypothermia, we estimated the percentage of those patients who were correctly classified and compared the theoretical with the observed ranges of temperatures for each clinical stage. The number of rescue collapses was also recorded. RESULTS We analysed 183 cases; the median temperature for the sample was 25.2 °C (IQR 22-28). 95 of the 183 patients (51.9%; 95% CI = 44.7%-59.2%) were correctly classified, while the temperature was overestimated in 36 patients (19.7%; 95% CI = 13.9%-25.4%). We observed important overlaps among the four stage groups with respect to core temperature, the lowest observed temperature being 28.1 °C for Stage 1, 22 °C for Stage 2, 19.3 °C for Stage 3, and 13.7 °C for stage 4. CONCLUSION Predicting core body temperature using clinical indicators is a difficult task. Despite the inherent limitations of our study, it increases the strength of the evidence linking the clinical hypothermia stage to core temperature. Decreasing the thresholds of temperatures distinguishing the different stages would allow a reduction in the number of cases where body temperature is overestimated, avoiding some potentially negative consequences for the management of hypothermic patients.
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- T Deslarzes
- University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. .,Emergency Service, University Hospital Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. .,Emergency Service, University Hospital Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Alpine Rescue Service, Air Glaciers, International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA), Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland.
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- University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. .,Emergency Service, University Hospital Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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