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Perkins GD, Neumar R, Hsu CH, Hirsch KG, Aneman A, Becker LB, Couper K, Callaway CW, Hoedemaekers CWE, Lim SL, Meurer W, Olasveengen T, Sekhon MS, Skrifvars M, Soar J, Tsai MS, Vengamma B, Nolan JP. Improving Outcomes After Post-Cardiac Arrest Brain Injury: A Scientific Statement From the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation. Resuscitation 2024; 201:110196. [PMID: 38932555 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2024.110196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
Abstract
This scientific statement presents a conceptual framework for the pathophysiology of post-cardiac arrest brain injury, explores reasons for previous failure to translate preclinical data to clinical practice, and outlines potential paths forward. Post-cardiac arrest brain injury is characterized by 4 distinct but overlapping phases: ischemic depolarization, reperfusion repolarization, dysregulation, and recovery and repair. Previous research has been challenging because of the limitations of laboratory models; heterogeneity in the patient populations enrolled; overoptimistic estimation of treatment effects leading to suboptimal sample sizes; timing and route of intervention delivery; limited or absent evidence that the intervention has engaged the mechanistic target; and heterogeneity in postresuscitation care, prognostication, and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments. Future trials must tailor their interventions to the subset of patients most likely to benefit and deliver this intervention at the appropriate time, through the appropriate route, and at the appropriate dose. The complexity of post-cardiac arrest brain injury suggests that monotherapies are unlikely to be as successful as multimodal neuroprotective therapies. Biomarkers should be developed to identify patients with the targeted mechanism of injury, to quantify its severity, and to measure the response to therapy. Studies need to be adequately powered to detect effect sizes that are realistic and meaningful to patients, their families, and clinicians. Study designs should be optimized to accelerate the evaluation of the most promising interventions. Multidisciplinary and international collaboration will be essential to realize the goal of developing effective therapies for post-cardiac arrest brain injury.
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Lee HY, Jung YH, Mamadjonov N, Jeung KW, Lee BK, Kim T, Kim HJ, Gumucio JA, Salcido DD. Assessment of the Effects of Sodium Nitroprusside Administered Via Intracranial Subdural Catheters on the Cerebral Blood Flow and Lactate Using Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in a Pig Cardiac Arrest Model. J Am Heart Assoc 2023; 12:e029774. [PMID: 37776216 PMCID: PMC10727238 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.029774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
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Background Cerebral blood flow (CBF) is impaired in the early phase after return of spontaneous circulation. Sodium nitroprusside (SNP) administration via intracranial subdural catheters improves cerebral cortical microcirculation. We determined whether the SNP treatment improves CBF in the subcortical tissue and evaluated the effects of this treatment on cerebral lactate. Methods and Results Sixty minutes after return of spontaneous circulation following 14 minutes of untreated cardiac arrest, 14 minipigs randomly received 4 mg SNP or saline via intracranial subdural catheters. CBF was measured in regions of interest within the cerebrum and thalamus using dynamic susceptibility contrast-magnetic resonance imaging. After return of spontaneous circulation, CBF was expressed as a percentage of the baseline value. In the saline group, the %CBF in the regions of interest within the cerebrum remained at approximately 50% until 3.5 hours after return of spontaneous circulation, whereas %CBF in the thalamic regions of interest recovered to approximately 73% at this time point. The percentages of the baseline values in the cortical gray matter and subcortical white matter were higher in the SNP group (group effect P=0.026 and 0.025, respectively) but not in the thalamus. The cerebral lactate/creatine ratio measured using magnetic resonance spectroscopy increased over time in the saline group but not in the SNP group (group-time interaction P=0.035). The thalamic lactate/creatine ratio was similar in the 2 groups. Conclusions SNP administered via intracranial subdural catheters improved CBF not only in the cortical gray matter but also in the subcortical white matter. The CBF improvement by SNP was accompanied by a decrease in cerebral lactate.
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- Hyoung Youn Lee
- Trauma CenterChonnam National University HospitalGwangjuRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Emergency MedicineChonnam National University HospitalGwangjuRepublic of Korea
- Department of Emergency MedicineChonnam National University Medical SchoolGwangjuRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Medical ScienceChonnam National University Graduate SchoolGwangjuRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Emergency MedicineChonnam National University HospitalGwangjuRepublic of Korea
- Department of Emergency MedicineChonnam National University Medical SchoolGwangjuRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Emergency MedicineChonnam National University HospitalGwangjuRepublic of Korea
- Department of Emergency MedicineChonnam National University Medical SchoolGwangjuRepublic of Korea
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- Medical Convergence Research CenterWonkwang UniversityIksanRepublic of Korea
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- Medical Science Research InstituteKyung Hee University HospitalSeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Emergency MedicineSchool of Medicine University of PittsburghPittsburghPAUSA
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- Department of Emergency MedicineSchool of Medicine University of PittsburghPittsburghPAUSA
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Quispe-Cornejo AA, Alves da Cunha AL, Njimi H, Mongkolpun W, Valle-Martins AL, Arébalo-López M, Creteur J, Vincent JL. Effects of rapid fluid infusion on hemoglobin concentration: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Crit Care 2022; 26:324. [PMID: 36274172 PMCID: PMC9588219 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-022-04191-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Background Rapid fluid administration may decrease hemoglobin concentration (Hb) by a diluting effect, which could limit the increase in oxygen delivery (DO2) expected with a positive response to fluid challenge in critically ill patients. Our aim was to quantify the decrease in Hb after rapid fluid administration. Methods Our protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42020165146). We searched PubMed, the Cochrane Database, and Embase from inception until February 15, 2022. We selected studies that reported Hb before and after rapid fluid administration (bolus fluid given over less than 120 min) with crystalloids and/or colloids in adults. Exclusion criteria were studies that included bleeding patients, or used transfusions or extracorporeal circulation procedures. Studies were divided according to whether they involved non-acutely ill or acutely ill (surgical/trauma, sepsis, circulatory shock or severe hypovolemia, and mixed conditions) subjects. The mean Hb difference and, where reported, the DO2 difference before and after fluid administration were extracted. Meta-analyses were conducted to assess differences in Hb before and after rapid fluid administration in all subjects and across subgroups. Random-effect models, meta-regressions and subgroup analyses were performed for meta-analyses. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias Assessment Tool. Inconsistency among trial results was assessed using the I2 statistic. Results Sixty-five studies met our inclusion criteria (40 in non-acutely ill and 25 in acutely ill subjects), with a total of 2794 participants. Risk of bias was assessed as “low” for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and ‘low to moderate’ for non-RCTs. Across 63 studies suitable for meta-analysis, the Hb decreased significantly by a mean of 1.33 g/dL [95% CI − 1.45 to − 1.12; p < 0.001; I2 = 96.88] after fluid administration: in non-acutely ill subjects, the mean decrease was 1.56 g/dL [95% CI − 1.69 to − 1.42; p < 0.001; I2 = 96.71] and in acutely ill patients 0.84 g/dL [95% CI − 1.03 to − 0.64; p = 0.033; I2 = 92.91]. The decrease in Hb was less marked in patients with sepsis than in other acutely ill patients. The DO2 decreased significantly in fluid non-responders with a significant decrease in Hb. Conclusions Hb decreased consistently after rapid fluid administration with moderate certainty of evidence. This effect may limit the positive effects of fluid challenges on DO2 and thus on tissue oxygenation. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13054-022-04191-x.
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- Armin A. Quispe-Cornejo
- grid.4989.c0000 0001 2348 0746Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium ,Instituto Académico Científico Quispe Cornejo, La Paz, Bolivia
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- grid.465290.cDepartment of Intensive Care, Hospital da Senhora da Oliveira, Guimarães, Portugal ,Instituto Académico Científico Quispe Cornejo, La Paz, Bolivia
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- grid.4989.c0000 0001 2348 0746Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
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- grid.4989.c0000 0001 2348 0746Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
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- grid.414826.d0000 0004 0496 9134Department of Intensive Care, Hospital Mater Dei, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Intensive Care, Hospital Univalle Norte, Cochabamba, Bolivia ,Instituto Académico Científico Quispe Cornejo, La Paz, Bolivia
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- grid.4989.c0000 0001 2348 0746Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
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- grid.4989.c0000 0001 2348 0746Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
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Lee HY, Jung YH, Mamadjonov N, Jeung KW, Kim MC, Lim KS, Jeon CY, Lee Y, Kim HJ. Effects of Sodium Nitroprusside Administered Via a Subdural Intracranial Catheter on the Microcirculation, Oxygenation, and Electrocortical Activity of the Cerebral Cortex in a Pig Cardiac Arrest Model. J Am Heart Assoc 2022; 11:e025400. [PMID: 35624079 PMCID: PMC9238727 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.025400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Background Postischemic cerebral hypoperfusion has been indicated as an important contributing factor to secondary cerebral injury after cardiac arrest. We evaluated the effects of sodium nitroprusside administered via a subdural intracranial catheter on the microcirculation, oxygenation, and electrocortical activity of the cerebral cortex in the early postresuscitation period using a pig model of cardiac arrest. Methods and Results Twenty‐nine pigs were resuscitated with closed cardiopulmonary resuscitation after 14 minutes of untreated ventricular fibrillation. Thirty minutes after restoration of spontaneous circulation, 24 pigs randomly received either 4 mg of sodium nitroprusside (IT‐SNP group) or saline placebo (IT‐saline group) via subdural intracranial catheters and were observed for 5 hours. The same dose of sodium nitroprusside was administered intravenously in another 5 pigs. Compared with the IT‐saline group, the IT‐SNP group had larger areas under the curve for tissue oxygen tension and percent changes of arteriole diameter and number of perfused microvessels from baseline (all P<0.05) monitored on the cerebral cortex during the 5‐hour period, without severe hemodynamic instability. This group also showed faster recovery of electrocortical activity measured using amplitude‐integrated electroencephalography. Repeated‐measures analysis of variance revealed significant group–time interactions for these parameters. Intravenously administered sodium nitroprusside caused profound hypotension but did not appear to increase the cerebral parameters. Conclusions Sodium nitroprusside administered via a subdural intracranial catheter increased post–restoration of spontaneous circulation cerebral cortical microcirculation and oxygenation and hastened electrocortical activity recovery in a pig model of cardiac arrest. Further studies are required to determine its impact on the long‐term neurologic outcomes.
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- Hyoung Youn Lee
- Trauma Center Chonnam National University Hospital Gwangju Republic of Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine Chonnam National University Hospital Gwangju Republic of Korea.,Department of Emergency Medicine Chonnam National University Medical School Gwangju Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medical Science Chonnam National University Graduate School Gwangju Republic of Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine Chonnam National University Hospital Gwangju Republic of Korea.,Department of Emergency Medicine Chonnam National University Medical School Gwangju Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology Department of Internal Medicine Chonnam National University Hospital Gwangju Republic of Korea
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- Futuristic Animal Resource & Research Center Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology Ochang Republic of Korea
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- National Primate Research CenterKorea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology Ochang Republic of Korea
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- National Primate Research CenterKorea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology Ochang Republic of Korea
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- Medical Science Research InstituteKyung Hee University Hospital Seoul Republic of Korea
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Skåre C, Karlsen H, Strand-Amundsen RJ, Eriksen M, Skulberg VM, Sunde K, Tønnessen TI, Olasveengen TM. Cerebral perfusion and metabolism with mean arterial pressure 90 vs. 60 mmHg in a porcine post cardiac arrest model with and without targeted temperature management. Resuscitation 2021; 167:251-260. [PMID: 34166747 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Revised: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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AIM To determine whether targeting a mean arterial pressure of 90 mmHg (MAP90) would yield improved cerebral blood flow and less ischaemia compared to MAP 60 mmHg (MAP60) with and without targeted temperature management at 33 °C (TTM33) in a porcine post-cardiac arrest model. METHODS After 10 min of cardiac arrest, 41 swine of either sex were resuscitated until return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). They were randomised to TTM33 or no-TTM, and MAP60 or MAP90; yielding four groups. Temperatures were managed with intravasal cooling and blood pressure targets with noradrenaline, vasopressin and nitroprusside, as appropriate. After 30 min of stabilisation, animals were observed for two hours. Cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP), cerebral blood flow (CBF), pressure reactivity index (PRx), brain tissue pCO2 (PbtCO2) and tissue intermediary metabolites were measured continuously and compared using mixed models. RESULTS Animals randomised to MAP90 had higher CPP (p < 0.001 for both no-TTM and TTM33) and CBF (no-TTM, p < 0.03; TH, p < 0.001) compared to MAP60 during the 150 min observational period post-ROSC. We also observed higher lactate and pyruvate in MAP60 irrespective of temperature, but no significant differences in PbtCO2 and lactate/pyruvate-ratio. We found lower PRx (indicating more intact autoregulation) in MAP90 vs. MAP60 (no-TTM, p = 0.04; TTM33, p = 0.03). CONCLUSION In this porcine cardiac arrest model, targeting MAP90 led to better cerebral perfusion and more intact autoregulation, but without clear differences in ischaemic markers, compared to MAP60. INSTITUTIONAL PROTOCOL NUMBER FOTS, id 8442.
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- Christiane Skåre
- Norwegian National Advisory Unit for Prehospital Emergency Care (NAKOS), Oslo, Norway; Department of Anaesthesiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
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- Department of Research and Development and Institute for Experimental Medical Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute for Experimental Medical Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute for Experimental Medical Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Boller M, Fletcher DJ. Update on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Small Animals. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 2020; 50:1183-1202. [PMID: 32798056 DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2020.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA), the acute cessation of ventilation and systemic perfusion, leads to discontinuation of tissue oxygen delivery and death if not quickly reversed. Reported resuscitation rates suggest that the heart can be restarted in 40% to 50% of dogs and cats treated with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). However, approximately 80% of these animals do not survive to hospital discharge. To minimize mortality due to CPA a broad strategy is required including preparedness and prevention measures, basic and advanced life support as well as post-cardiac arrest care. This article summarizes the current guidelines on the treatment of small animals with CPA..
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- Manuel Boller
- Melbourne Veterinary School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, DCS Box 31, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Maamar A, Rafi S, Tadié J. Reply to: Return of spontaneous circulation after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: An acute brain injury like others? Resuscitation 2020; 153:270-271. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.05.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Association Between Elevated Mean Arterial Blood Pressure and Neurologic Outcome After Resuscitation From Cardiac Arrest: Results From a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study. Crit Care Med 2019; 47:93-100. [PMID: 30303836 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000003474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Laboratory studies suggest elevated blood pressure after resuscitation from cardiac arrest may be protective; however, clinical data are limited. We sought to test the hypothesis that elevated postresuscitation mean arterial blood pressure is associated with neurologic outcome. DESIGN Preplanned analysis of a prospective cohort study. SETTING Six academic hospitals in the United States. PATIENTS Adult, nontraumatic cardiac arrest patients treated with targeted temperature management after return of spontaneous circulation. INTERVENTIONS Mean arterial blood pressure was measured noninvasively after return of spontaneous circulation and every hour during the initial 6 hours after return of spontaneous circulation. MEASURES AND MAIN RESULTS We calculated the mean arterial blood pressure and a priori dichotomized subjects into two groups: mean arterial blood pressure 70-90 and greater than 90 mm Hg. The primary outcome was good neurologic function, defined as a modified Rankin Scale less than or equal to 3. The modified Rankin Scale was prospectively determined at hospital discharge. Of the 269 patients included, 159 (59%) had a mean arterial blood pressure greater than 90 mm Hg. Good neurologic function at hospital discharge occurred in 30% of patients in the entire cohort and was significantly higher in patients with a mean arterial blood pressure greater than 90 mm Hg (42%) as compared with mean arterial blood pressure 70-90 mm Hg (15%) (absolute risk difference, 27%; 95% CI, 17-37%). In a multivariable Poisson regression model adjusting for potential confounders, mean arterial blood pressure greater than 90 mm Hg was associated with good neurologic function (adjusted relative risk, 2.46; 95% CI; 2.09-2.88). Over ascending ranges of mean arterial blood pressure, there was a dose-response increase in probability of good neurologic outcome, with mean arterial blood pressure greater than 110 mm Hg having the strongest association (adjusted relative risk, 2.97; 95% CI, 1.86-4.76). CONCLUSIONS Elevated blood pressure during the initial 6 hours after resuscitation from cardiac arrest was independently associated with good neurologic function at hospital discharge. Further investigation is warranted to determine if targeting an elevated mean arterial blood pressure would improve neurologic outcome after cardiac arrest.
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Wang Q, Miao P, Modi HR, Garikapati S, Koehler RC, Thakor NV. Therapeutic hypothermia promotes cerebral blood flow recovery and brain homeostasis after resuscitation from cardiac arrest in a rat model. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2019; 39:1961-1973. [PMID: 29739265 PMCID: PMC6775582 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x18773702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Laboratory and clinical studies have demonstrated that therapeutic hypothermia (TH), when applied as soon as possible after resuscitation from cardiac arrest (CA), results in better neurological outcome. This study tested the hypothesis that TH would promote cerebral blood flow (CBF) restoration and its maintenance after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) from CA. Twelve Wistar rats resuscitated from 7-min asphyxial CA were randomized into two groups: hypothermia group (7 H, n = 6), treated with mild TH (33-34℃) immediately after ROSC and normothermia group (7 N, n = 6,37.0 ± 0.5℃). Multiple parameters including mean arterial pressure, CBF, electroencephalogram (EEG) were recorded. The neurological outcomes were evaluated using electrophysiological (information quantity, IQ, of EEG) methods and a comprehensive behavior examination (neurological deficit score, NDS). TH consistently promoted better CBF restoration approaching the baseline levels in the 7 H group as compared with the 7 N group. CBF during the first 5-30 min post ROSC of the two groups was 7 H:90.5% ± 3.4% versus 7 N:76.7% ± 3.5% (P < 0.01). Subjects in the 7 H group showed significantly better IQ scores after ROSC and better NDS scores at 4 and 24 h. Early application of TH facilitates restoration of CBF back to baseline levels after CA, which in turn results in the restoration of brain electrical activity and improved neurological outcome.
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- Qihong Wang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Communication and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Singapore Institute for Neurotechnology (SINAPSE), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Variation in Sedation and Neuromuscular Blockade Regimens on Outcome After Cardiac Arrest. Crit Care Med 2019; 46:e975-e980. [PMID: 29979225 PMCID: PMC6138551 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000003301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Sedation and neuromuscular blockade protocols in patients undergoing targeted temperature management after cardiac arrest address patient discomfort and manage shivering. These protocols vary widely between centers and may affect outcomes. DESIGN Consecutive patients admitted to 20 centers after resuscitation from cardiac arrest were prospectively entered into the International Cardiac Arrest Registry between 2006 and 2016. Additional data about each center's sedation and shivering management practice were obtained via survey. Sedation and shivering practices were categorized as escalating doses of sedation and minimal or no neuromuscular blockade (sedation and shivering practice 1), sedation with continuous or scheduled neuromuscular blockade (sedation and shivering practice 2), or sedation with as-needed neuromuscular blockade (sedation and shivering practice 3). Good outcome was defined as Cerebral Performance Category score of 1 or 2. A logistic regression hierarchical model was created with two levels (patient-level data with standard confounders at level 1 and hospitals at level 2) and sedation and shivering practices as a fixed effect at the hospital level. The primary outcome was dichotomized Cerebral Performance Category at 6 months. SETTING Cardiac arrest receiving centers in Europe and the United states from 2006 to 2016 PATIENTS:: Four-thousand two-hundred sixty-seven cardiac arrest patients 18 years old or older enrolled in the International Cardiac Arrest Registry. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS The mean age was 62 ± 15 years, 36% were female, 77% out-of-hospital arrests, and mean ischemic time was 24 (± 18) minutes. Adjusted odds ratio (for age, return of spontaneous circulation, location of arrest, witnessed, initial rhythm, bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation, defibrillation, medical history, country, and size of hospital) was 1.13 (0.74-1.73; p = 0.56) and 1.45 (1.00-2.13; p = 0.046) for sedation and shivering practice 2 and sedation and shivering practice 3, respectively, referenced to sedation and shivering practice 1. CONCLUSION Cardiac arrest patients treated at centers using as-needed neuromuscular blockade had increased odds of good outcomes compared with centers using escalating sedation doses and avoidance of neuromuscular blockade, after adjusting for potential confounders. These findings should be further investigated in prospective studies.
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Seder DB. Management of Comatose Survivors of Cardiac Arrest. Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2019; 24:1732-1752. [PMID: 30516603 DOI: 10.1212/con.0000000000000669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Because the whole-body ischemia-reperfusion insult associated with cardiac arrest often results in brain injury, neurologists perform an important role in postresuscitation cardiac arrest care. This article provides guidance for the assessment and management of brain injury following cardiac arrest. RECENT FINDINGS Neurologists have many roles in postresuscitation cardiac arrest care: (1) early assessment of brain injury severity to help inform triage for invasive circulatory support or revascularization; (2) advocacy for the maintenance of a neuroprotective thermal, hemodynamic, biochemical, and metabolic milieu; (3) detection and management of seizures; (4) development of an accurate, multimodal, and conservative approach to prognostication; (5) application of shared decision-making paradigms around the likely outcomes of therapy and the goals of care; and (6) facilitation of the neurocognitive assessment of survivors. Therefore, optimal management requires early neurologist involvement in patient care, a detailed knowledge of postresuscitation syndrome and its complex interactions with prognosis, expertise in bringing difficult cases to their optimal conclusions, and a support system for survivors with cognitive deficits. SUMMARY Neurologists have a critical role in postresuscitation cardiac arrest care and are key participants in the treatment team from the time of first restoration of a perfusing heart rhythm through the establishment of rehabilitation services for survivors.
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Li L, Poloyac SM, Watkins SC, St. Croix CM, Alexander H, Gibson GA, Loughran PA, Kirisci L, Clark RSB, Kochanek PM, Vazquez AL, Manole MD. Cerebral microcirculatory alterations and the no-reflow phenomenon in vivo after experimental pediatric cardiac arrest. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2019; 39:913-925. [PMID: 29192562 PMCID: PMC6501505 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x17744717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Revised: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Decreased cerebral blood flow (CBF) after cardiac arrest (CA) contributes to secondary ischemic injury in infants and children. We previously reported cortical hypoperfusion with tissue hypoxia early in a pediatric rat model of asphyxial CA. In order to identify specific alterations as potential therapeutic targets to improve cortical hypoperfusion post-CA, we characterize the CBF alterations at the cortical microvascular level in vivo using multiphoton microscopy. We hypothesize that microvascular constriction and disturbances of capillary red blood cell (RBC) flow contribute to cortical hypoperfusion post-CA. After resuscitation from 9 min asphyxial CA, transient dilation of capillaries and venules at 5 min was followed by pial arteriolar constriction at 30 and 60 min (19.6 ± 1.3, 19.3 ± 1.2 µm at 30, 60 min vs. 22.0 ± 1.2 µm at baseline, p < 0.05). At the capillary level, microcirculatory disturbances were highly heterogeneous, with RBC stasis observed in 25.4% of capillaries at 30 min post-CA. Overall, the capillary plasma mean transit time was increased post-CA by 139.7 ± 51.5%, p < 0.05. In conclusion, pial arteriolar constriction, the no-reflow phenomenon and increased plasma transit time were observed post-CA. Our results detail the microvascular disturbances in a pediatric asphyxial CA model and provide a powerful platform for assessing specific vascular-targeted therapies.
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- Lingjue Li
- Center of Clinical Pharmaceutical
Sciences,
University
of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- School of Pharmacy,
University
of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Center of Clinical Pharmaceutical
Sciences,
University
of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- School of Pharmacy,
University
of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Center for Biologic Imaging,
University
of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research,
University
of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research,
University
of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Critical Care Medicine,
University
of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research,
University
of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Critical Care Medicine,
University
of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics,
University
of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research,
University
of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Critical Care Medicine,
University
of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics,
University
of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Iordanova B, Li L, Clark RSB, Manole MD. Alterations in Cerebral Blood Flow after Resuscitation from Cardiac Arrest. Front Pediatr 2017; 5:174. [PMID: 28861407 PMCID: PMC5561008 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2017.00174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Greater than 50% of patients successfully resuscitated from cardiac arrest have evidence of neurological disability. Numerous studies in children and adults, as well as in animal models have demonstrated that cerebral blood flow (CBF) is impaired after cardiac arrest. Stages of cerebral perfusion post-resuscitation include early hyperemia, followed by hypoperfusion, and finally either resolution of normal blood flow or protracted hyperemia. At the level of the microcirculation the blood flow is heterogeneous, with areas of no flow, low flow, and increased flow. CBF directed therapies in animal models of cardiac arrest improved neurological outcome, and therefore, the alterations in CBF after cardiac arrest likely contribute to the development of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Current intensive care after cardiac arrest is centered upon maintaining systemic oxygenation, normal blood pressure values for age, maintaining general homeostasis, and avoiding hyperthermia. Assessment of CBF and oxygenation is not routinely performed after cardiac arrest. Currently available and underutilized techniques to assess cerebral perfusion include transcranial doppler, near-infrared spectroscopy, and arterial spin labeling magnetic resonance imaging. Limited clinical studies established the role of CBF and oxygenation monitoring in prognostication after cardiac arrest and few studies suggest that guiding critical care post-resuscitation to mean arterial pressures above the minimal autoregulatory range might improve outcome. Important knowledge gaps thus remain in cerebral monitoring and CBF and oxygen goal-directed therapies post-resuscitation from cardiac arrest.
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- Bistra Iordanova
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.,Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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Li YQ, Liao XX, Lu JH, Liu R, Hu CL, Dai G, Zhang XS, Shi XC, Li X. Assessing the early changes of cerebral glucose metabolism via dynamic (18)FDG-PET/CT during cardiac arrest. Metab Brain Dis 2015; 30:969-77. [PMID: 25703241 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-015-9658-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2014] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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To study the changes of cerebral glucose metabolism (CGM) during the phase of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after cardiac arrest (CA), we used 18-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography ((18)FDG-PET/CT) to measure the CGM changes in six beagle canine models. After the baseline (18)FDG-PET/CT was recorded, ventricular fibrillation (VF) was induced for 6 min, followed by close-chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in conjunction with intravenous (IV) administration of epinephrine and external defibrillator shocks until ROSC was achieved, within 30 min. The (18)FDG was recorded prior to intravenous administration at 0 h (baseline), and at 4, 24, and 48 h after CA with ROSC. We evaluated the expression of two key control factors in canine CGM, hexokinase I (HXK I) and HXK II, by immunohistochemistry at the four above mentioned time points. Electrically induced VF of 6 min duration was successfully induced in the dogs. Resuscitation was then performed to maintain blood pressure stability. Serial (18)FDG-PET/CT scans found that the CGM decreased at 4 h after ROSC and remained lower than the baseline even at 48 h. The expression of HXK I and II levels were consistent with the changes in CGM. These data from our present work showed that (18)FDG-PET/CT imaging can be used to detect decreased CGM during CA and was consistent with the results of CMRgl. Furthermore, there were also concomitant changes in the expression of HXK I and HXK II. The decrease in CGM may be an early sign of hyperacute global cerebral ischemia.
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- Ying-Qing Li
- Emergency Department of Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Panfu Road 1, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Optimal blood pressure for favorable neurological outcome in adult patients following in-hospital cardiac arrest. Int J Cardiol 2015; 195:66-72. [PMID: 26025859 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.05.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2014] [Revised: 05/20/2015] [Accepted: 05/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Adequate cerebral blood flow maintained by optimal blood pressure is important in neurological recovery for patients sustaining transient brain ischemia. Few clinical studies have investigated the relationship between blood pressure and neurological outcomes of patients resuscitated following cardiac arrest. METHODS This was a retrospective observational study, from a single medical center, of adult patients between 2006 and 2012 who had in-hospital cardiac arrest and achieved sustained return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with a favorable neurological outcome at hospital discharge. Maximal mean arterial pressure (MAP) during the initial 24h after sustained ROSC was used for analysis. RESULTS Of the 319 study patients, 56 (17.6%) achieved a favorable neurologic outcome. The mean MAP was 95 mmHg. MAP above 85 mmHg was found to correlate with a favorable neurological outcome (odds ratio [OR] 4.12, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.47-14.39, p = 0.01). For patients without arterial hypertension, the optimal MAP was between 85 and 115 mmHg (OR 8.80, 95% CI 3.13-28.55, p < 0.001); for patients with arterial hypertension, the threshold MAP for achieving a favorable neurological outcome was above 88 mmHg (OR 4.04, 95% CI 1.41-13.03, p = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS The blood pressure over the first 24h following resuscitation was correlated with neurological outcome. There may be a threshold blood pressure required to affect a favorable neurological outcome. The optimal blood pressure may be dependent on the presence or absence of arterial hypertension.
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Drabek T, Kochanek PM. Improving outcomes from resuscitation: from hypertension and hemodilution to therapeutic hypothermia to H2. Circulation 2014; 130:2133-5. [PMID: 25366996 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.013566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Tomas Drabek
- From the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
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Arterial Blood Pressure and Neurologic Outcome After Resuscitation From Cardiac Arrest*. Crit Care Med 2014; 42:2083-91. [DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000000406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Global and regional differences in cerebral blood flow after asphyxial versus ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest in rats using ASL-MRI. Resuscitation 2014; 85:964-71. [PMID: 24727136 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.03.314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2013] [Revised: 02/11/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Both ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest (VFCA) and asphyxial cardiac arrest (ACA) are frequent causes of CA. However, only isolated reports compared cerebral blood flow (CBF) reperfusion patterns after different types of CA, and even fewer reports used methods that allow serial and regional assessment of CBF. We hypothesized that the reperfusion patterns of CBF will differ between individual types of experimental CA. In a prospective block-randomized study, fentanyl-anesthetized adult rats were subjected to 8min VFCA or ACA. Rats were then resuscitated with epinephrine, bicarbonate, manual chest compressions and mechanical ventilation. After the return of spontaneous circulation, CBF was then serially assessed via arterial spin-labeling magnetic resonance imaging (ASL-MRI) in cortex, thalamus, hippocampus and amygdala/piriform complex over 1h resuscitation time (RT). Both ACA and VFCA produced significant temporal and regional differences in CBF. All regions in both models showed significant changes over time (p<0.01), with early hyperperfusion and delayed hypoperfusion. ACA resulted in early hyperperfusion in cortex and thalamus (both p<0.05 vs. amygdala/piriform complex). In contrast, VFCA induced early hyperperfusion only in cortex (p<0.05 vs. other regions). Hyperperfusion was prolonged after ACA, peaking at 7min RT (RT7; 199% vs. BL, Baseline, in cortex and 201% in thalamus, p<0.05), then returning close to BL at ∼RT15. In contrast, VFCA model induced mild hyperemia, peaking at RT7 (141% vs. BL in cortex). Both ACA and VFCA showed delayed hypoperfusion (ACA, ∼30% below BL in hippocampus and amygdala/piriform complex, p<0.05; VFCA, 34-41% below BL in hippocampus and amygdala/piriform complex, p<0.05). In conclusion, both ACA and VFCA in adult rats produced significant regional and temporal differences in CBF. In ACA, hyperperfusion was most pronounced in cortex and thalamus. In VFCA, the changes were more modest, with hyperperfusion seen only in cortex. Both insults resulted in delayed hypoperfusion in all regions. Both early hyperperfusion and delayed hypoperfusion may be important therapeutic targets. This study was approved by the University of Pittsburgh IACUC 1008816-1.
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Smarick SD, Haskins SC, Boller M, Fletcher DJ. RECOVER evidence and knowledge gap analysis on veterinary CPR. Part 6: Post-cardiac arrest care. J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) 2012; 22 Suppl 1:S85-101. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-4431.2012.00754.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Center for Resuscitation Science, School of Medicine, and the Department of Clinical Studies; School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; PA
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The critical care literature 2009. Am J Emerg Med 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Deakin CD, Morrison LJ, Morley PT, Callaway CW, Kerber RE, Kronick SL, Lavonas EJ, Link MS, Neumar RW, Otto CW, Parr M, Shuster M, Sunde K, Peberdy MA, Tang W, Hoek TLV, Böttiger BW, Drajer S, Lim SH, Nolan JP. Part 8: Advanced life support: 2010 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science with Treatment Recommendations. Resuscitation 2011; 81 Suppl 1:e93-e174. [PMID: 20956032 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2010.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Schratter A, Holzer M, Sterz F, Janata A, Sipos W, Uray T, Losert U, Behringer W. New conventional long-term survival normovolemic cardiac arrest pig model. Resuscitation 2011; 82:90-6. [PMID: 20947240 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2010.08.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2010] [Revised: 07/25/2010] [Accepted: 08/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Transcranial Doppler ultrasound in therapeutic hypothermia for cardiac arrest survivors. Crit Care Med 2010. [DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e3181d422af] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Nolan JP, Neumar RW, Adrie C, Aibiki M, Berg RA, Bbttiger BW, Callaway C, Clark RS, Geocadin RG, Jauch EC, Kern KB, Laurent I, Longstreth W, Merchant RM, Morley P, Morrison LJ, Nadkarni V, Peberdy MA, Rivers EP, Rodriguez-Nunez A, Sellke FW, Spaulding C, Sunde K, Hoek TV. Post-cardiac arrest syndrome: Epidemiology, pathophysiology, treatment, and prognostication: A Scientific Statement from the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation; the American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee; the Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia; the Council on Cardiopulmonary, Perioperative, and Critical Care; the Council on Clinical Cardiology; the Council on Stroke (Part II). Int Emerg Nurs 2010; 18:8-28. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ienj.2009.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Significance of arterial hypotension after resuscitation from cardiac arrest*. Crit Care Med 2009; 37:2895-903; quiz 2904. [DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e3181b01d8c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Nolan JP, Neumar RW, Adrie C, Aibiki M, Berg RA, Bbttiger BW, Callaway C, Clark RSB, Geocadin RG, Jauch EC, Kern KB, Laurent I, Longstreth WT, Merchant RM, Morley P, Morrison LJ, Nadkarni V, Peberdy MA, Rivers EP, Rodriguez-Nunez A, Sellke FW, Spaulding C, Sunde K, Hoek TV. Post-cardiac arrest syndrome: Epidemiology, pathophysiology, treatment, and prognostication: A scientific statement from the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation; the American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee; the Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia; the Council on Cardiopulmonary, Perioperative, and Critical Care; the Council on Clinical Cardiology; the Council on Stroke (Part 1). Int Emerg Nurs 2009; 17:203-25. [PMID: 19782333 DOI: 10.1016/j.ienj.2009.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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AIM OF THE REVIEW To review the epidemiology, pathophysiology, treatment and prognostication in relation to the post-cardiac arrest syndrome. METHODS Relevant articles were identified using PubMed, EMBASE and an American Heart Association EndNote master resuscitation reference library, supplemented by hand searches of key papers. Writing groups comprising international experts were assigned to each section. Drafts of the document were circulated to all authors for comment and amendment. RESULTS The 4 key components of post-cardiac arrest syndrome were identified as (1) post-cardiac arrest brain injury, (2) post-cardiac arrest myocardial dysfunction, (3) systemic ischaemia/reperfusion response, and (4) persistent precipitating pathology. CONCLUSIONS A growing body of knowledge suggests that the individual components of the postcardiac arrest syndrome are potentially treatable.
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- Jerry P Nolan
- Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Royal United Hospital, Bath, United Kingdom.
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Spiel AO, Kliegel A, Janata A, Uray T, Mayr FB, Laggner AN, Jilma B, Sterz F. Hemostasis in cardiac arrest patients treated with mild hypothermia initiated by cold fluids. Resuscitation 2009; 80:762-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2009.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2008] [Revised: 02/10/2009] [Accepted: 03/25/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Kuiper MA, Spronk PE, Schultz MJ. Use of a Standardized Treatment Protocol for Post-cardiac Resuscitation Care. Intensive Care Med 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-92278-2_54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Nolan JP, Neumar RW, Adrie C, Aibiki M, Berg RA, Böttiger BW, Callaway C, Clark RSB, Geocadin RG, Jauch EC, Kern KB, Laurent I, Longstreth WT, Merchant RM, Morley P, Morrison LJ, Nadkarni V, Peberdy MA, Rivers EP, Rodriguez-Nunez A, Sellke FW, Spaulding C, Sunde K, Hoek TV. Post-cardiac arrest syndrome: epidemiology, pathophysiology, treatment, and prognostication. A Scientific Statement from the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation; the American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee; the Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia; the Council on Cardiopulmonary, Perioperative, and Critical Care; the Council on Clinical Cardiology; the Council on Stroke. Resuscitation 2008; 79:350-79. [PMID: 18963350 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2008.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 697] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2008] [Accepted: 09/22/2008] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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AIM OF THE REVIEW To review the epidemiology, pathophysiology, treatment and prognostication in relation to the post-cardiac arrest syndrome. METHODS Relevant articles were identified using PubMed, EMBASE and an American Heart Association EndNote master resuscitation reference library, supplemented by hand searches of key papers. Writing groups comprising international experts were assigned to each section. Drafts of the document were circulated to all authors for comment and amendment. RESULTS The 4 key components of post-cardiac arrest syndrome were identified as (1) post-cardiac arrest brain injury, (2) post-cardiac arrest myocardial dysfunction, (3) systemic ischaemia/reperfusion response, and (4) persistent precipitating pathology. CONCLUSIONS A growing body of knowledge suggests that the individual components of the post-cardiac arrest syndrome are potentially treatable.
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- Jerry P Nolan
- Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Royal United Hospital, Bath, United Kingdom.
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How early can we go? Taking hypothermia out of the intensive care unit *. Crit Care Med 2007. [DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200712000-00037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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How early can we go? Taking hypothermia out of the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med 2007; 35:2871-2. [PMID: 18043213 DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000288098.10285.5d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Mörtberg E, Cumming P, Wiklund L, Wall A, Rubertsson S. A PET study of regional cerebral blood flow after experimental cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Resuscitation 2007; 75:98-104. [PMID: 17499906 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2006] [Revised: 03/26/2007] [Accepted: 03/30/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Cerebral blood flow (CBF) during cardiopulmonary resuscitation and after restoration of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) from cardiac arrest has previously been measured with the microspheres and laser Doppler techniques. We used positron emission tomography (PET) with [15O]--water to map the haemodynamic changes after ROSC in nine young pigs. After the baseline PET recording, ventricular fibrillation of 5 min duration was induced, followed by closed-chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in conjunction with IV administration of three bolus doses of adrenaline (epinephrine). After CPR, external defibrillatory shocks were applied to achieve ROSC. CBF was measured at intervals during 4h after ROSC. Relative to the mean global CBF at baseline (32+/-5 ml hg(-1)min(-1)), there was a substantial global increase in CBF at 10 min, especially in the diencephalon. This was followed by an interval of cortical hypoperfusion and a subsequent gradual return to baseline values.
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- Erik Mörtberg
- Department of Surgical Sciences-Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Ventilation is essential for oxygenation of the alveoli and arterial blood. Comatose humans have upper airway soft tissue obstruction unless the head is tilted backwards and sometimes, in addition, the jaw thrust forward. In 1960, measurements on comatose humans with or without cardiac arrest, with or without a tracheal tube, showed essentially no ventilation by sternal compressions alone. This led to combining step A (airway control), step B (mouth-to-mouth ventilation), and step C (sternal (cardiac) compressions) into basic life support. In animal models, sternal compressions alone can produce some ventilation with or without a tracheal tube, because the straight upper airways of animals do not obstruct in coma. In witnessed sudden cardiac death, the C-A-B sequence makes physiological sense, but other causes of sudden coma need the A-B-C sequence. Lay persons should continue to be taught cardiopulmonary resuscitation steps A-B-C.
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- P Safar
- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research and Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA.
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Sunde K, Pytte M, Jacobsen D, Mangschau A, Jensen LP, Smedsrud C, Draegni T, Steen PA. Implementation of a standardised treatment protocol for post resuscitation care after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 2007; 73:29-39. [PMID: 17258378 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2006.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 652] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2006] [Revised: 08/10/2006] [Accepted: 08/15/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mortality among patients admitted to hospital after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is high. Based on recent scientific evidence with a main goal of improving survival, we introduced and implemented a standardised post resuscitation protocol focusing on vital organ function including therapeutic hypothermia, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), control of haemodynamics, blood glucose, ventilation and seizures. METHODS All patients with OHCA of cardiac aetiology admitted to the ICU from September 2003 to May 2005 (intervention period) were included in a prospective, observational study and compared to controls from February 1996 to February 1998. RESULTS In the control period 15/58 (26%) survived to hospital discharge with a favourable neurological outcome versus 34 of 61 (56%) in the intervention period (OR 3.61, CI 1.66-7.84, p=0.001). All survivors with a favourable neurological outcome in both groups were still alive 1 year after discharge. Two patients from the control period were revascularised with thrombolytics versus 30 (49%) receiving PCI treatment in the intervention period (47 patients (77%) underwent cardiac angiography). Therapeutic hypothermia was not used in the control period, but 40 of 52 (77%) comatose patients received this treatment in the intervention period. CONCLUSIONS Discharge rate from hospital, neurological outcome and 1-year survival improved after standardisation of post resuscitation care. Based on a multivariate logistic analysis, hospital treatment in the intervention period was the most important independent predictor of survival.
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- Kjetil Sunde
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Ulleval University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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Wessels T, Harrer JU, Jacke C, Janssens U, Klötzsch C. The prognostic value of early transcranial Doppler ultrasound following cardiopulmonary resuscitation. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2006; 32:1845-51. [PMID: 17169697 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2005] [Revised: 06/15/2006] [Accepted: 06/22/2006] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The aim of the presented study was to estimate the prognostic value of transcranial Doppler sonography (TCD) for the prediction of clinical outcome of patients after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the basis of the measured flow velocity changes in the basal cerebral arteries. Thirty-nine patients (27 men, 12 women) aged 66 +/- 15 y (+/-SD) who had undergone CPR were involved. Serial TCD examinations of the intracranial arteries were performed 1.5, 4, 8, 16, 24 and 72 h after CPR. Plasma neuron specific enolase (NSE), ventilation parameters (pH, paO(2), paCO(2)) and hemodynamic parameters were registered. Seventeen patients (group 1) survived with moderate or without neurologic deficits. Twenty-two patients (group 2) either died (n = 21) within 9 +/- 14 days or remained in vegetative state (n = 1). NSE levels ranged from 9 to 29 microg/L in group 1 and from 22 to 1242 microg/L in group 2 (p < 0.05). Four and 72 h after CPR, peak systolic flow velocities in the middle cerebral artery (MCA) were significantly higher in group 1 than in group 2 (p < 0.05). Twenty-four h after CPR, peak systolic and diastolic flow velocities in the ACA and PCA were also significantly higher in group 1 than in group 2 (p < 0.05). At this time, patients of group 2 showed significantly higher resistance index-values (RI = (sys-dia)/sys) in the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) and the posterior cerebral artery (PCA) (p < 0.05). A high correlation between peak systolic blood flow velocity in the MCA and systemic systolic blood pressure was observed in group 2 early 4 to 16 h after CPR (r = +0.52 to + 0.81, p < 0.05), while there was no such correlation in group 1. Using serial TCD examinations, patients with severely disabling or fatal outcome could be identified within the first 24 h. Besides established clinical and laboratory parameters, postanoxic myoclonus and NSE, serial TCD examinations following CPR may be helpful to predict the clinical outcome, but further studies with a larger number of patients are necessary to approve this hypothesis.
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- Tiemo Wessels
- Department of Neurology, Aachen University Hospital Aachen, Germany.
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Popp E, Böttiger BW. Cerebral resuscitation: state of the art, experimental approaches and clinical perspectives. Neurol Clin 2006; 24:73-87, vi. [PMID: 16443131 DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2005.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Neuronal injury following global cerebral ischemia continues to bea central problem of patients in the postresuscitation phase following cardiocirculatory arrest. In addition to measures focusing on rapid restoration of spontaneous circulation, the most effective treatment after cardiac arrest, as shown by large randomized trials,is the use of therapeutic mild hypothermia. Current guidelines of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR)are recommending the use of therapeutic mild hypothermia for all unconscious patients after cardiac arrest. At present there is no specific neuroprotective treatment available. Promising animal experimental data concerning the use of thrombolytic agents during cardiopulmonary resuscitation have led to a large European multicenter trial (TROICA trial) that will provide its data in 2006.
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- Erik Popp
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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Ebmeyer U, Keilhoff G, Wolf G, Röse W. Strain specific differences in a cardio-pulmonary resuscitation rat model. Resuscitation 2002; 53:189-200. [PMID: 12009223 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-9572(02)00003-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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An asphyxial cardiac arrest rat model, originally developed for Sprague-Dawley rats, was transferred to a Wistar rat model. Several strain specific life support adjustments, i.e. ventilator settings, anaesthesia, and drug requirements, were necessary to stabilize the model for Wistar rats. Despite these arrangements numerous resuscitation related variables appeared different. Three groups were evaluated and compared: a temperature monitored Wistar group 1 (n=34), a temperature controlled Wistar group 2 (n=26) and a temperature controlled Sprague-Dawley group 3 (n=7). Overall, Wistar rats seem to have more sensitive cardio-circulatory system evidenced by a more rapid development of cardiac arrest (164 vs. 201 s), requiring higher adrenaline/epinephrine doses (10 vs. 5 microg/kg) and requiring more time for recovery after resuscitation (i.e. for return of blood pressure and blood gases). Without strict temperature control (as in groups 2+3 rats) group 1 rats went into spontaneous mild to moderate hypothermia during the first 24 h after restoration of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). Spontaneous hypothermia delayed the development of overall visible CA1 neuronal damage 24-48 h, but did not prevent it; therefore the model seemed to be suitable for future studies. Neuronal damages in the CA1 region in Wistar rats appeared to be more as shrunken cell bodies and pyknotic nuclei before resorption took place, whereas in Sprague-Dawley rats appeared in the same region.
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- U Ebmeyer
- Institute of Medical Neurobiology, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Leipziger Strasse 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany.
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Permanent brain damage after cardiac arrest and resuscitation is determined by many factors, predominantly arrest (no-flow) time, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (low-flow) time, and temperature. Research since around 1970 into cardiopulmonary-cerebral resuscitation has attempted to mitigate the postischemic-anoxic encephalopathy. These efforts' results have recently shown outcome benefits as documented in clinically relevant outcome models in dogs and in clinical trials. Pharmacologic strategies have so far yielded relatively disappointing results. In a recent exploration of 14 drugs in dogs, only the antioxidant tempol administered at the start of prolonged cardiac arrest improved functional outcome in dogs. Cerebral blood flow promotion by hypertensive reperfusion and hemodilution has resulted in improved outcome in dogs, and brief hypertension after restoration of spontaneous circulation is associated with improved outcome in patients. Postarrest hypercoagulability of blood seems to yield to therapeutic thrombolysis, which is associated with improved cerebral outcome in animals and patients. In a clinically relevant dog outcome model, mild postarrest cerebral hypothermia (34 degrees C), initiated with reperfusion and continued for 12 hrs, combined with cerebral blood-flow promotion increased from 5 to >10 mins the previously longest normothermic no-flow time that could be reversed to complete cerebral recovery. Mild hypothermia by surface cooling after prolonged cardiac arrest in patients has been found effective in recent clinical studies in Australia and Europe. Preliminary data on the recent randomized study in Europe have been reported. For presently unresuscitable cardiac arrests, research since the 1980s in dog outcome models of prolonged exsanguination cardiac arrest has culminated in brain and organism preservation during cardiac arrest (no-flow) durations of up to 90 mins, perhaps 120 mins, at a tympanic temperature of 10 degrees C and complete recovery of function and normal histology. This "suspended animation for delayed resuscitation" strategy includes use of an aortic flush of cold saline (or preservation solution) within the first 5 mins of no flow. This strategy should also be explored for the larger number of patients with unresuscitable out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. Suspended animation for prolonged preservation of viability could buy time for transport and repair during hypothermic no flow followed by resuscitation, or it could serve as a bridge to prolonged cardiopulmonary bypass.
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- Peter Safar
- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA.
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Persse DE, Zachariah BS, Wigginton JG. Managing the post-resuscitation patient in the field. PREHOSP EMERG CARE 2002; 6:114-22. [PMID: 11789640 DOI: 10.1080/10903120290938922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The principal goal after successful resuscitation of a cardiac arrest patient is to maintain the patient's pulse and avoid a pulseless state. Of equal importance in the post-resuscitation patient are efforts to prevent myocardial dysfunction and increase the likelihood of a good neurologic outcome. To optimize cardiac and hemodynamic resuscitation, paramedics should obtain good background information, which could provide clues to factors contributing to the cardiac arrest, such as the use of certain drugs or being overdue for dialysis, and could aid in customizing therapy for rhythm disturbances and hemodynamic aberrations. Treatment of rhythm disturbances depends on the type of arrhythmia identified, the history of present illness, and the resuscitation efforts provided. Common post-resuscitation dysrhythmias are wide-complex tachycardia, narrow-complex tachycardia, and bradycardia. Optimizing neurologic resuscitation is difficult, but evidence suggests that hypertensive reperfusion, hemodilution, and mild hypothermia may be of benefit in improving neurologic outcome after resuscitation. Unfortunately, to date, no proven therapies are available to improve neurologic outcome after resuscitation from cardiac arrest.
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- David E Persse
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, and EMS, City of Houston, USA.
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Angelos MG, Menegazzi JJ, Callaway CW. Bench to bedside: resuscitation from prolonged ventricular fibrillation. Acad Emerg Med 2001; 8:909-24. [PMID: 11535487 DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2001.tb01155.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Ventricular fibrillation (VF) remains the most common cardiac arrest heart rhythm. Defibrillation is the primary treatment and is very effective if delivered early within a few minutes of onset of VF. However, successful treatment of VF becomes increasingly more difficult when the duration of VF exceeds 4 minutes. Classically, successful cardiac arrest resuscitation has been thought of as simply achieving restoration of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). However, this traditional approach fails to consider the high early post-cardiac arrest mortality and morbidity and ignores the reperfusion injuries, which are manifest in the heart and brain. More recently, resuscitation from cardiac arrest has been divided into two phases; phase I, achieving ROSC, and phase II, treatment of reperfusion injury. The focus in both phases of resuscitation remains the heart and brain, as prolonged VF remains primarily a two-organ disease. These two organs are most sensitive to oxygen and substrate deprivation and account for the vast majority of early post-resuscitation mortality and morbidity. This review focuses first on the initial resuscitation (achieving ROSC) and then on the reperfusion issues affecting the heart and brain.
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- M G Angelos
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210-1270, USA.
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Recovery of normal brain energetic conditions during and after resuscitation from cardiac arrest is critical for survival and good neurologic outcome. This review emphasizes the glucose-driven metabolic processes during and after ischemia and on the post-resuscitation development of secondary energy derangements. It also explores some potential therapeutic interventions designed to attenuate these energy derangements. The article summarizes some bench research and is not intended to provide treatment strategies for clinical application.
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- U Ebmeyer
- University of Magdeburg, School of Medicine, Germany
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Hachimi-Idrissi S, Corne L, Huyghens L. The effect of mild hypothermia and induced hypertension on long term survival rate and neurological outcome after asphyxial cardiac arrest in rats. Resuscitation 2001; 49:73-82. [PMID: 11334694 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-9572(00)00268-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE we studied the long-term effect of a combined treatment with resuscitative mild hypothermia and induced hypertension on survival rate and neurological outcome after asphyxial cardiac arrest (CA) in rats. METHODS 36 male Wistar rats, were randomised into three groups: Group I (n=10): anaesthetised with halothane and N(2)O/O(2) (70/30%) had vessel cannulation but no asphyxial CA; mechanical ventilation was continued to 1 h. Group II (n=13): under the same anaesthetic conditions and vessel cannulation, was subjected to asphyxial CA of 8 min, reversed by brief external heart massage and followed by mechanical ventilation to 1 h post restoration of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). Group III (n=13): received the same insult and resuscitation as described in group II, but in contrast to the previous group, a combination treatment of hypothermia (34 degrees C) and induced hypertension was started immediately after ROSC and maintained for 60 min ROSC. Survival rate and neurological deficit (ND) scores were determined before arrest, at 2 and 24 h, and each 24-h up to 4 weeks after ROSC. RESULTS Baseline variables were the same in the three groups. Comparison of the asphyxial CA groups (groups II and III), showed an increased, although not statistically significant, survival rate at 72 h after ROSC in group III, and it became highly significant at 4 weeks after ROSC. The ND scores were the same in both asphyxial CA groups (groups II and III). CONCLUSIONS Resuscitative mild hypothermia and induced hypertension after asphyxial CA in rats is associated with a better survival rate. This beneficial effect persisted for 4 weeks after ROSC.
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- S Hachimi-Idrissi
- Department of Critical Care Medicine and Cerebral Resuscitation Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan, 101, B-1090 Brussels, Belgium.
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The future of cardiopulmonary resuscitation lies in new technologies for monitoring and generating vital organ perfusion during cardiac arrest and the post-resuscitation phase and in pharmacologic agents that will enhance ROSC and reverse ischemia-reperfusion injury. ROSC is the first step toward survival, so interventions that improve ROSC deserve further investigation. Long-term survival with good neurologic recovery is the critical endpoint. Interventions recommended for clinical practice must therefore demonstrate improved long-term survival. The resources required to provide many of the interventions discussed in this article, principally invasive perfusion technologies, cannot be justified unless there is clear benefit. The allocation of such resources to provide intensive resuscitation and post-resuscitation support will need to be addressed from medical and societal viewpoints.
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- J E Manning
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, USA.
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Klouche K, Tang W. Post-resuscitation therapies. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 2000. [DOI: 10.1053/bean.2000.0106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Krep H, Brinker G, Schwindt W, Hossmann KA. Endothelin type A-antagonist improves long-term neurological recovery after cardiac arrest in rats. Crit Care Med 2000; 28:2873-80. [PMID: 10966264 DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200008000-00031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Antagonists of endothelin (ET(A)) receptors improve postischemic hypoperfusion. In this study we investigated whether the selective ET(A)-antagonist BQ123 also improves postischemic functional recovery. STUDY DESIGN Cardiac arrest of 12 mins duration was induced in rats by electrical fibrillation of the heart, followed by advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation. BQ123 (0.8 mg/kg; n = 9) or its vehicle (saline; n = 9) was injected intravenously at 15 mins after the return of spontaneous circulation. The neurologic deficit was scored daily for 7 days after resuscitation by rating consciousness, various sensory and motor functions, and coordination tests. On day 7, we measured functional coupling of cerebral blood flow under halothane anesthesia by recording laser-Doppler flow during electrical forepaw stimulation, and we measured vascular reactivity to CO2 by measuring the laser-Doppler flow change during ventilation with 6% CO2. The brains were perfusion-fixated with 4% paraformaldehyde, and the histopathologic damage was evaluated in the CA1 sector of hippocampus, in the motor cortex, and in the cerebellum. RESULTS Treatment with BQ123 had no effect on histopathologic damage, but it significantly improved neurologic recovery. In all nine treated rats, neurologic performance returned to near normal within 2 days whereas four of nine untreated animals developed spastic paralysis of the hind limbs and severe coordination deficits. BQ123 also normalized CO2 reactivity and improved the functional cerebral blood flow response to somatosensory stimulation. CONCLUSIONS The ET(A)-antagonist BQ123 significantly improves neurologic outcome after 12 mins of cardiac arrest. The apparent restoration of vascular reactivity demonstrates a correlation between hemodynamic factors and functional recovery.
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Neurological Research, Department of Experimental Neurology, Cologne, Germany
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Ebmeyer U, Safar P, Radovsky A, Xiao F, Capone A, Tanigawa K, Stezoski SW. Thiopental combination treatments for cerebral resuscitation after prolonged cardiac arrest in dogs. Exploratory outcome study. Resuscitation 2000; 45:119-31. [PMID: 10950320 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-9572(00)00173-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We postulate that mitigating the multifactorial pathogenesis of postischemic encephalopathy requires multifaceted treatments. In preparation for expensive definitive studies, we are reporting here the results of small exploratory series, compared with historic controls with the same model. We hypothesized that the brain damage mitigating effect of mild hypothermia after cardiac arrest can be enhanced with thiopental loading, and even more so with the further addition of phenytoin and methylprednisolone. Twenty-four dogs (four groups of six dogs each) received VF 12.5 min no-flow, reversed with brief cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), controlled ventilation to 20 h, and intensive care to 96 h. Group 1 with normothermia throughout and randomized group 2 with mild hypothermia (from reperfusion to 2 h) were controls. Then, group 3 received in addition, thiopental 90 mg/kg i.v. over the first 6 h. Then, group 4 received, in addition to group 2 treatment, thiopental 30 mg/kg i.v. over the first 90 min (because the larger dose had produced cardiopulmonary complications), plus phenytoin 15 mg/kg i.v. at 15 min after reperfusion, and methylprednisolone 130 mg/kg i.v. over 20 h. All dogs survived. Best overall performance categories (OPC) achieved (OPC 1 = normal, OPC 5 = brain death) were better in group 2 than group 1 (< 0.05) and numerically better in groups 3 or 4 than in groups 1 or 2. Good cerebral outcome (OPC 1 or 2) was achieved by all six dogs only in group 4 (P < 0.05 group 4 vs. 2). Best NDS were 44 +/- 3% in group 1; 20 +/- 14% in group 2 (P = 0.002); 21 +/- 15% in group 3 (NS vs. group 2); and 7 +/- 8% in group 4 (P = 0.08 vs. group 2). Total brain histologic damage scores (HDS) at 96 h were 156 +/- 38 in group 1; 81 +/- 12 in group 2 (P < 0.001 vs. group 1); 53 +/- 25 in group 3 (P = 0.02 vs. group 2); and 48 +/- 5 in group 4 (P = 0.02 vs. group 2). We conclude that after prolonged cardiac arrest, the already established brain damage mitigating effect of mild immediate postarrest hypothermia might be enhanced by thiopental, and perhaps then further enhanced by adding phenytoin and methylprednisolone.
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- U Ebmeyer
- Department of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine and the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA 15260, USA
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This article is adapted from a presentation given at the 1999 SAEM annual meeting by Dr. Peter Safar. Dr. Safar has been involved in resuscitation research for 44 years, and is a distinguished professor and past initiating chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the founder and director of the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research at the University of Pittsburgh, and has been the research mentor of many critical care and emergency medicine research fellows. Here he presents a brief history of past accomplishments, recent findings, and future potentials for resuscitation research. Additional advances in resuscitation, from acute terminal states and clinical death, will build upon the lessons learned from the history of reanimatology, including optimal delivery by emergency medical services of already documented cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation, basic-advanced-prolonged life support, and future scientific breakthroughs. Current controversies, such as how to best educate the public in life-supporting first aid, how to restore normotensive spontaneous circulation after cardiac arrest, how to rapidly induce mild hypothermia for cerebral protection, and how to minimize secondary insult after cerebral ischemia, are discussed, and must be resolved if advances are to be made. Dr. Safar also summarizes future technologies already under preliminary investigation, such as ultra-advanced life support for reversing prolonged cardiac arrest, extending the "golden hour" of shock tolerance, and suspended animation for delayed resuscitation.
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- P Safar
- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA.
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Xiao F, Safar P, Radovsky A. Mild protective and resuscitative hypothermia for asphyxial cardiac arrest in rats. Am J Emerg Med 1998; 16:17-25. [PMID: 9451308 DOI: 10.1016/s0735-6757(98)90059-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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It has been shown in dogs that mild hypothermia (34 degrees C) during or immediately after ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest can improve cerebral outcome. The effect of mild hypothermia on outcome after 8 minutes of asphyxiation (5 minutes' cardiac arrest) was studied for the first time in rats. Restoration of spontaneous circulation was with external cardiopulmonary resuscitation and observation to 72 hours. Three groups of 10 rats each were studied. At 72 hours postarrest, compared with the normothermic control group 1, final overall performance categories (OPC) and neurological deficit scores (NDS) were numerically better in the resuscitative (post-arrest) hypothermia group 2 and significantly better in the protective (pre-intra-arrest) hypothermia group 3 (P < .05). Total brain histopathological damage scores (HDS) were 17 +/- 5 in group 1, 14 +/- 6 in group 2 (NS), and 6 +/- 2 in group 3 (P < .001 versus group 1). HDS correlated with OPC (r = .6, P < .05) and NDS (r = .7, P < .05). Mild hypothermia improved cerebral outcome after asphyxial cardiac arrest in rats, more when induced before than after arrest. The model's insult is within the therapeutic window, which makes it also suitable for screening other cerebral resuscitation potentials.
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- F Xiao
- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research (SCRR), University of Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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Tu YK, Kuo MF, Liu HM. Cerebral oxygen transport and metabolism during graded isovolemic hemodilution in experimental global ischemia. J Neurol Sci 1997; 150:115-22. [PMID: 9268237 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-510x(97)00111-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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To verify the optimal hematocrit (Hct) level in the treatment of cerebral ischemia, cerebral oxygen transport (CTO2) and cerebral oxygen metabolism (CMRO2) in graded isovolemic hemodilution were evaluated during cerebral ischemia. Isovolemic hemodilution with low molecular weight dextran to stepwise lower Hct from 43% to 36%, 31%, and 26% was carried out in 13 splenectomized dogs, 6 h after global cerebral ischemia. Global ischemia of the animals was produced by multiple intra- and extracranial ligations of cerebral arteries. Cerebral blood flow (CBF) was measured with radioisotope labeled microspheres. CTO2, CMRO2, and oxygen extraction fraction (OEF) were calculated from CBF, arterial oxygen content (CaO2), and venous oxygen content (CvO2). In dogs with global cerebral ischemia, CBF increased with graded isovolemic hemodilution (r=-0.73, P<0.05). CTO2 reached its highest value at a Hct level of 31.3%. CTO2 at Hct of 36.1% and 31.3% was statistically different from the value measured at a Hct of 43.3%, and there was a decrease when Hct was lowered to 25.9%. CMRO2 was the highest when Hct was at 31.3% and differed significantly from the value measured at a Hct of 43.3%. There was a 10% increase of OEF when Hct was at 25.9%; however this change was not statistically significant compared with the OEF at Hct of 36.1% and 31.3%, respectively. These findings indicate that CTO2 and CMRO2 were the highest when Hct was reduced to 31% in hemodilution. Hct at 31% is the optimum for cerebral metabolism in ischemic status. Uncoupling of CTO2, CMRO2 with CaO2 was also observed in this study. This phenomenon suggests that hemodilution to augment cerebral circulation may be at least partially attributed to the beneficial effects of hemorheologic improvement in the microcirculation of the ischemic brain.
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- Y K Tu
- Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei
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