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Manzo-Silberman S, Martin AC, Boissier F, Hauw-Berlemont C, Aissaoui N, Lamblin N, Roubille F, Bonnefoy E, Bonello L, Elbaz M, Schurtz G, Morel O, Leurent G, Levy B, Jouve B, Harbaoui B, Vanzetto G, Combaret N, Lattucca B, Champion S, Lim P, Bruel C, Schneider F, Seronde MF, Bataille V, Gerbaud E, Puymirat E, Delmas C. Sex disparities in cardiogenic shock: Insights from the FRENSHOCK registry. J Crit Care 2024; 82:154785. [PMID: 38493531 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2024.154785] [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] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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BACKGROUND Cardiogenic shock (CS) is the most severe form of acute heart failure. Discrepancies have been reported between sexes regarding delays, pathways and invasive strategies in CS complicating acute myocardial infarction. However, effect of sex on the prognosis of unselected CS remains controversial. OBJECTIVES The aim was to analyze the impact of sex on aetiology, management and prognosis of CS. METHODS The FRENSHOCK registry included all CS admitted in 49 French Intensive Care Units (ICU) and Intensive Cardiac Care Units (ICCU) between April and October 2016. RESULTS Among the 772 CS patients included, 220 were women (28.5%). Women were older, less smokers, with less history of ischemic cardiac disease (20.5% vs 33.6%) than men. At admission, women presented less cardiac arrest (5.5 vs 12.2%), less mottling (32.5 vs 41.4%) and higher LVEF (30 ± 14 vs 25 ± 13%). Women were more often managed via emergency department while men were directly admitted at ICU/ICCU. Ischemia was the most frequent trigger irrespective of sex (36.4% in women vs 38.2%) but women had less coronary angiogram and PCI (45.9% vs 54% and 24.1 vs 31.3%, respectively). We found no major difference in medication and organ support. Thirty-day mortality (26.4 vs 26.5%), transplant or permanent assist device were similar in both sexes. CONCLUSION Despite some more favorable parameters in initial presentation and no significant difference in medication and support, women shared similar poor prognosis than men. Further analysis is required to cover the lasting gap in knowledge regarding sex specificities to distinguish between differences and inequalities. NCT02703038.
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- Stéphane Manzo-Silberman
- Sorbonne University, Institute of Cardiology- Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière (AP-HP), ACTION Study Group, Paris, France; Université de Paris, INSERM, Innovative Therapies in Haemostasis, 75006 Paris, France; Intensive Care Unit, Department of Cardiology, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Hôpital Nord, F-13385 Marseille, France; Mediterranean Association for Research and Studies in Cardiology (MARS Cardio), Marseille, France; University of Lyon, CREATIS UMR5220, INSERM U1044, INSA-15 Lyon, France; AP-HP, Hôpital Universitaire Henri-Mondor, Service de Cardiologie, F-94010 Créteil, France; Bordeaux Cardio-Thoracic Research Centre, Bordeaux University, Bordeaux U1045, France; Université de Paris, 75006 Paris, France.
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- Cardiology Department, AP HP, European Hospital Georges Pompidou, 75015, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Poitiers, INSERM CIC 1402 (IS-ALIVE group), Université de Poitiers, Member of FEMMIR (Femmes Médecins en Médecine Intensive Réanimation) Group for the French Intensive Care Society, Poitiers, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, European Hospital Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, FEMMIR (Femmes Médecins en Médecine Intensive Réanimation) Group for the French Intensive Care Society, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Cochin Hospital, Assistance Publique- Hôpitaux de Paris, Centre - Université de Paris, Medical School, Paris, France
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- USIC Urgences et Centre Hémodynamique, Institut Coeur Poumon, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Soins Intensifs de Cardiologie, CHU Lille, University of Lille, Inserm U1167, F-59000 Lille, France
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- PhyMedExp, Cardiology Department, University of Montpellier, INSERM U1046, CNRS UMR, 9214; INI-CRT, Montpellier, France
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- Intensive Cardiac Care Unit, Lyon Brom University Hospital, Lyon, France
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- Intensive Cardiac Care Unit, Cardiology department, Rangueil University Hospital, 1 Avenue Jean Poulhes, Toulouse, France
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- USIC Urgences et Centre Hémodynamique, Institut Coeur Poumon, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Soins Intensifs de Cardiologie, CHU Lille, University of Lille, Inserm U1167, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, Pôle d'Activité Médico-Chirurgicale Cardio-Vasculaire, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, 67091 Strasbourg, France
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- Univ Rennes1, Department of Cardiology, CHU Rennes, Inserm, LTSI-UMR 1009, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- CHRU Nancy, Réanimation Médicale Brabois, Vandoeuvre-les Nancy, France
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- Intensive Cardiac Care Unit, Department of Cardiology, CH d'Aix en Provence, Aix en Provence, Avenue des Tamaris, 13616, cedex 1, France
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- Cardiology Department, Hôpital Croix-Rousse and Hôpital Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Hôpital de Grenoble, 38700 La Tronche, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital Center, CNRS, Clermont Auvergne University, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Nîmes University Hospital, Montpellier University, Nîmes, France
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- Clinique de Parly 2, Ramsay Générale de Santé, 21 rue Moxouris, 78150 Le Chesnay, France
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- Univ Paris Est Créteil, INSERM, IMRB, F-94010 Créteil, France
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- Groupe Hospitalier Saint Joseph, 185 rue Raymond Losserand, 75674 Paris, France
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- Médecine intensive réanimation, Hôpital de Hautepierre, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg et Unistra, Faculté de Médecine, Strasbourg, France
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- Intensive Cardiac Care Unit, Cardiology department, Rangueil University Hospital, 1 Avenue Jean Poulhes, Toulouse, France; Adimep : Association pour la Diffusion de la Médecine de Prévention, Toulouse, France
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- Cardiology Intensive Care Unit and Interventional Cardiology, Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut Lévêque, Pessac, France
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Department of Cardiology, 75015 Paris, France
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- Intensive Cardiac Care Unit, Cardiology department, Rangueil University Hospital, 1 Avenue Jean Poulhes, Toulouse, France; Recherche Enseignement en Insuffisance cardiaque Avancée Assistance et Transplantation (REICATRA), Institut Saint Jacques, CHU de Toulouse, France.
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Coll-Vinent B, Sugranyes G. Sex and gender need to be integrated into emergency medicine. Recommendations for research and clinical practice. Eur J Emerg Med 2024:00063110-990000000-00140. [PMID: 39037732 DOI: 10.1097/mej.0000000000001162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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- Blanca Coll-Vinent
- Comissió Clínica de Sexe i Gènere en Salut, Hospital Clínic
- Fundació de Recerca Clínic Barcelona - Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS)
- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic
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- Comissió Clínica de Sexe i Gènere en Salut, Hospital Clínic
- Fundació de Recerca Clínic Barcelona - Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS)
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology Institute of Neuroscience, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental, CIBERSAM G04, Madrid, Spain
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Kramser N, Duse DA, Gröne M, Stücker B, Voß F, Tokhi U, Jung C, Horn P, Kelm M, Erkens R. Amiodarone Administration during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Is Not Associated with Changes in Short-Term Mortality or Neurological Outcomes in Cardiac Arrest Patients with Shockable Rhythms. J Clin Med 2024; 13:3931. [PMID: 38999496 PMCID: PMC11242294 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13133931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2024] [Revised: 07/02/2024] [Accepted: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024] Open
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Background: The search for the best therapeutic approach in cardiopulmonary resuscitations (CPR) remains open to question. In this study, we evaluated if Amiodarone administration during CPR was associated with short-term mortality or neurological development. Methods: A total of 232 patients with sudden cardiac arrest (CA) with shockable rhythms were included in our analysis. Propensity score matching based on age, gender, type of CA, and CPR duration was used to stratify between patients with and without Amiodarone during CPR. Primary endpoints were short-term mortality (30-day) and neurological outcomes assessed by the cerebral performance category. Secondary endpoints were plasma lactate, phosphate levels at hospital admission, and the peak Neuron-specific enolase. Results: Propensity score matching was successful with a caliper size used for matching of 0.089 and a sample size of n = 82 per group. The 30-day mortality rates were similar between both groups (p = 0.24). There were no significant differences in lactate levels at hospital admission and during the following five days between the groups. Patients receiving Amiodarone showed slightly higher phosphate levels at hospital admission, while the levels decreased to a similar value during the following days. Among CA survivors to hospital discharge, no differences between the proportion of good neurological outcomes were detected between the two groups (p = 0.58), despite slightly higher peak neuron-specific enolase levels in CA patients receiving Amiodarone (p = 0.03). Conclusions: Amiodarone administration is not associated with short-term mortality or neurological outcomes in CA patients with shockable rhythms receiving CPR.
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- Nicolas Kramser
- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Angiology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Angiology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Angiology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Angiology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Angiology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Angiology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Angiology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Angiology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Angiology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf (CARID), 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Angiology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
- Department of Cardiology and Electrophysiology, St. Agnes-Hospital Bocholt, 46397 Bocholt, Germany
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Delardes B, Schwarz J, Ralph T, Anderson D, Nehme E, Nehme Z. Sex Disparities in Resuscitation Quality Following Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest. J Am Heart Assoc 2024; 13:e033974. [PMID: 38934889 PMCID: PMC11255687 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.033974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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BACKGROUND Women are known to be disadvantaged compared with men in the early links of the Chain of Survival, receiving fewer bystander interventions. We aimed to describe sex-based disparities in emergency medical service resuscitation quality and processes of care for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. METHODS AND RESULTS We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients who were nontraumatic with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest aged ≥16 years where resuscitation was attempted between March 2019 and June 2023. We investigated 18 routinely captured performance metrics and performed adjusted logistic and quantile regression analyses to assess sex-based differences in these metrics. During the study period, 10 161 patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest met the eligibility criteria, of whom 3216 (32%) were women. There were no clinically relevant sex-based differences observed in regard to external cardiac compressions; however, women were 34% less likely to achieve a systolic blood pressure >100 mm Hg on arrival at the hospital (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 0.66 [95% CI, 0.47-0.92]). Furthermore, women had a longer time to 12-lead ECG acquisition after return of spontaneous circulation (median adjusted difference, 1.00 minute [95% CI, 0.38-1.62]) and 33% reduced odds of being transported to a 24-hour percutaneous coronary intervention-capable facility (AOR, 0.67 [95% CI, 0.49-0.91]). Resuscitation was also terminated sooner for women compared with men (median adjusted difference, -4.82 minutes [95% CI, -6.77 to -2.87]). CONCLUSIONS Although external cardiac compression quality did not vary by sex, significant sex-based disparities were seen in emergency medical services processes of care following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Further investigation is required to elucidate the underlying causes of these differences and examine their influence on patient outcomes.
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- Belinda Delardes
- Center for Research and Evaluation, Ambulance VictoriaBlackburn NorthVictoriaAustralia
- Department of ParamedicineMonash UniversityFrankstonVictoriaAustralia
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- Center for Research and Evaluation, Ambulance VictoriaBlackburn NorthVictoriaAustralia
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- Center for Research and Evaluation, Ambulance VictoriaBlackburn NorthVictoriaAustralia
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- Center for Research and Evaluation, Ambulance VictoriaBlackburn NorthVictoriaAustralia
- Department of ParamedicineMonash UniversityFrankstonVictoriaAustralia
- School of Public Health and Preventive MedicineMonash UniversitySt. KildaVictoriaAustralia
- Department of Intensive Care and Hyperbaric MedicineThe Alfred HospitalPrahranVictoriaAustralia
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- Center for Research and Evaluation, Ambulance VictoriaBlackburn NorthVictoriaAustralia
- School of Public Health and Preventive MedicineMonash UniversitySt. KildaVictoriaAustralia
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- Center for Research and Evaluation, Ambulance VictoriaBlackburn NorthVictoriaAustralia
- Department of ParamedicineMonash UniversityFrankstonVictoriaAustralia
- School of Public Health and Preventive MedicineMonash UniversitySt. KildaVictoriaAustralia
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Steinberg A. Emergent Management of Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury. Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2024; 30:588-610. [PMID: 38830064 DOI: 10.1212/con.0000000000001426] [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: 06/05/2024]
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OBJECTIVE This article outlines interventions used to improve outcomes for patients with hypoxic-ischemic brain injury after cardiac arrest. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS Emergent management of patients after cardiac arrest requires prevention and treatment of primary and secondary brain injury. Primary brain injury is minimized by excellent initial resuscitative efforts. Secondary brain injury prevention requires the detection and correction of many pathophysiologic processes that may develop in the hours to days after the initial arrest. Key physiologic parameters important to secondary brain injury prevention include optimization of mean arterial pressure, cerebral perfusion, oxygenation and ventilation, intracranial pressure, temperature, and cortical hyperexcitability. This article outlines recent data regarding the treatment and prevention of secondary brain injury. Different patients likely benefit from different treatment strategies, so an individualized approach to treatment and prevention of secondary brain injury is advisable. Clinicians must use multimodal sources of data to prognosticate outcomes after cardiac arrest while recognizing that all prognostic tools have shortcomings. ESSENTIAL POINTS Neurologists should be involved in the postarrest care of patients with hypoxic-ischemic brain injury to improve their outcomes. Postarrest care requires nuanced and patient-centered approaches to the prevention and treatment of primary and secondary brain injury and neuroprognostication.
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Lee S, Jin BY, Lee S, Kim SJ, Park JH, Kim JY, Cho H, Moon S, Ahn S. Age and sex-related differences in outcomes of OHCA patients after adjustment for sex-based in-hospital management disparities. Am J Emerg Med 2024; 80:178-184. [PMID: 38613987 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2024.04.012] [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] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 04/01/2024] [Accepted: 04/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/15/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survival differences due to sex remain controversial. Previous studies adjusted for prehospital variables, but not sex-based in-hospital management disparities. We aimed to investigate age and sex-related differences in survival outcomes in OHCA patients after adjustment for sex-based in-hospital management disparities. METHODS This retrospective observational study used a prospective multicenter OHCA registry to review data of patients from October 2015 to December 2020. The primary outcome was good neurological outcome defined as cerebral performance category score 1 or 2. We performed multivariable logistic regression and restricted cubic spline analysis according to age. RESULTS Totally, 8988 patients were analyzed. Women showed poorer prehospital characteristics and received fewer coronary angiography, percutaneous coronary interventions, targeted temperature management, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation than men. Good neurological outcomes were lower in women than in men (5.8% vs. 12.2%, p < 0.001). After adjustment for age, prehospital variables, and in-hospital management, women were more likely to have good neurological outcomes than men (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.37, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.07-1.74, p = 0.012). The restricted cubic spline curve showed a reverse sigmoid pattern of adjusted predicted probability of outcomes and dynamic associations of sex and age-based outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Women with OHCA were more likely to have good neurological outcome after adjusting for age, prehospital variables, and sex-based in-hospital management disparities. There were non-linear associations between sex and survival outcomes according to age and age-related sex-based differences.
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- Seungye Lee
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea.
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Amacher SA, Sahmer C, Becker C, Gross S, Arpagaus A, Urben T, Tisljar K, Emsden C, Sutter R, Marsch S, Hunziker S. Post-intensive care syndrome and health-related quality of life in long-term survivors of cardiac arrest: a prospective cohort study. Sci Rep 2024; 14:10533. [PMID: 38719863 PMCID: PMC11079009 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-61146-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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Patients discharged from intensive care are at risk for post-intensive care syndrome (PICS), which consists of physical, psychological, and/or neurological impairments. This study aimed to analyze PICS at 24 months follow-up, to identify potential risk factors for PICS, and to assess health-related quality of life in a long-term cohort of adult cardiac arrest survivors. This prospective cohort study included adult cardiac arrest survivors admitted to the intensive care unit of a Swiss tertiary academic medical center. The primary endpoint was the prevalence of PICS at 24 months follow-up, defined as impairments in physical (measured through the European Quality of Life 5-Dimensions-3-Levels instrument [EQ-5D-3L]), neurological (defined as Cerebral Performance Category Score > 2 or Modified Rankin Score > 3), and psychological (based on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Impact of Event Scale-Revised) domains. Among 107 cardiac arrest survivors that completed the 2-year follow-up, 46 patients (43.0%) had symptoms of PICS, with 41 patients (38.7%) experiencing symptoms in the physical domain, 16 patients (15.4%) in the psychological domain, and 3 patients (2.8%) in the neurological domain. Key predictors for PICS in multivariate analyses were female sex (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 3.17, 95% CI 1.08 to 9.3), duration of no-flow interval during cardiac arrest (minutes) (aOR 1.17, 95% CI 1.02 to 1.33), post-discharge job-loss (aOR 31.25, 95% CI 3.63 to 268.83), need for ongoing psychological support (aOR 3.64, 95% CI 1.29 to 10.29) or psychopharmacologic treatment (aOR 9.49, 95% CI 1.9 to 47.3), and EQ-visual analogue scale (points) (aOR 0.88, 95% CI 0.84 to 0.93). More than one-third of cardiac arrest survivors experience symptoms of PICS 2 years after resuscitation, with the highest impairment observed in the physical and psychological domains. However, long-term survivors of cardiac arrest report intact health-related quality of life when compared to the general population. Future research should focus on appropriate prevention, screening, and treatment strategies for PICS in cardiac arrest patients.
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- Simon A Amacher
- Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Acute Medical Care, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Medical Communication and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 23, 4031, Basel, Switzerland
- Emergency Medicine, Department of Acute Medical Care, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Medical Communication and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 23, 4031, Basel, Switzerland
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- Medical Communication and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 23, 4031, Basel, Switzerland
- Emergency Medicine, Department of Acute Medical Care, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Medical Communication and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 23, 4031, Basel, Switzerland
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- Medical Communication and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 23, 4031, Basel, Switzerland
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- Medical Communication and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 23, 4031, Basel, Switzerland
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- Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Acute Medical Care, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Acute Medical Care, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Post-Intensive Care Clinic, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Acute Medical Care, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Medical Faculty, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Division of Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Acute Medical Care, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Medical Faculty, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Medical Communication and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 23, 4031, Basel, Switzerland.
- Post-Intensive Care Clinic, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
- Medical Faculty, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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Randjelovic S, Nikolovski S, Selakovic D, Sreckovic M, Rosic S, Rosic G, Raffay V. Time Is Life: Golden Ten Minutes on Scene-EuReCa_Serbia 2014-2023. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2024; 60:624. [PMID: 38674270 PMCID: PMC11051783 DOI: 10.3390/medicina60040624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Revised: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 03/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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Background and Objectives: This study analyzed the frequency of factors influencing the course and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in Serbia and the prediction of pre-hospital outcomes and survival. Materials and Methods: Data were collected during the period from 1 October 2014, to 31 September 2023, according to the protocol of the EuReCa_One study (clinical trial ID number NCT02236819). Results: Overall 9303 OHCA events were registered with a median age of 71 (IQR 61-81) years and 59.7% of them being males. The annual OHCA incidence was 85.60 ± 20.73/100,000. Within all bystander-witnessed cases, bystander-initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation in 15.3%. Within the resuscitation-initiated group, return-of-spontaneous circulation (ROSC) on scene (any ROSC) was present in 1037/4053 cases (25.6%) and ROSC on admission to the nearest hospital in 792/4053 cases (19.5%), while 201/4053 patients survived to hospital discharge (5.0%). Predictive potential on pre-hospital outcomes was shown by several factors. Also, of all patients having any ROSC, 89.2% were admitted to the hospital alive. The probability of any ROSC dropped below 50% after 17 min passed after the emergency call and 10 min after the EMS scene arrival. These time intervals were significantly associated with survival to hospital discharge (p < 0.001). Five-minute time intervals between both emergency calls and any ROSC and EMS scene arrival and any ROSC also had a significant predictive potential for survival to hospital discharge (p < 0.001, HR 1.573, 95% CI 1.303-1.899 and p = 0.017, HR 1.184, 95% CI 1.030-1.361, respectively). Conclusions: A 10-min time on scene to any ROSC is a crucial time-related factor for achieving any ROSC, and indirectly admission ROSC and survival to hospital discharge, and represents a golden time interval spent on scene in the management of OHCA patients. A similar effect has a time interval of 17 min from an emergency call. Further investigations should be focused on factors influencing these time intervals, especially time spent on scene.
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- Suzana Randjelovic
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University Clinical Center Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia;
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- Health Sciences Campus, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia; (D.S.); (G.R.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia;
- Clinic of Cardiology, University Clinical Center Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia; (D.S.); (G.R.)
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia; (D.S.); (G.R.)
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, European University Cyprus, 2404 Nicosia, Cyprus;
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Hamidi F, Anwari E, Spaulding C, Hauw-Berlemont C, Vilfaillot A, Viana-Tejedor A, Kern KB, Hsu CH, Bergmark BA, Qamar A, Bhatt DL, Furtado RHM, Myhre PL, Hengstenberg C, Lang IM, Frey N, Freund A, Desch S, Thiele H, Preusch MR, Zelniker TA. Early versus delayed coronary angiography in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and no ST-segment elevation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Clin Res Cardiol 2024; 113:561-569. [PMID: 37495798 PMCID: PMC10954865 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-023-02264-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recent randomized controlled trials did not show benefit of early/immediate coronary angiography (CAG) over a delayed/selective strategy in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and no ST-segment elevation. However, whether selected subgroups, specifically those with a high pretest probability of coronary artery disease may benefit from early CAG remains unclear. METHODS We included all randomized controlled trials that compared a strategy of early/immediate versus delayed/selective CAG in OHCA patients and no ST elevation and had a follow-up of at least 30 days. The primary outcome of interest was all-cause death. Odds ratios (OR) were calculated and pooled across trials. Interaction testing was used to assess for heterogeneity of treatment effects. RESULTS In total, 1512 patients (67 years, 26% female, 23% prior myocardial infarction) were included from 5 randomized controlled trials. Early/immediate versus delayed/selective CAG was not associated with a statistically significant difference in odds of death (OR 1.12, 95%-CI 0.91-1.38), with similar findings for the composite outcome of all-cause death or neurological deficit (OR 1.10, 95%-CI 0.89-1.36). There was no effect modification for death by age, presence of a shockable initial cardiac rhythm, history of coronary artery disease, presence of an ischemic event as the presumed cause of arrest, or time to return of spontaneous circulation (all P-interaction > 0.10). However, early/immediate CAG tended to be associated with higher odds of death in women (OR 1.52, 95%-CI 1.00-2.31, P = 0.050) than in men (OR 1.04, 95%-CI 0.82-1.33, P = 0.74; P-interaction 0.097). CONCLUSION In OHCA patients without ST-segment elevation, a strategy of early/immediate versus delayed/selective CAG did not reduce all-cause mortality across major subgroups. However, women tended to have higher odds of death with early CAG.
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- Fardin Hamidi
- Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cardiology, European Hospital Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris Cité University, Sudden Cardiac Death Expert Center, Paris, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, European Hospital Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Biostatistique et Santé Publique, European Hospital Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Acute Cardiac Care Unit, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- TIMI Study Group, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Cardiovascular Outcomes Research and Innovation Laboratory, Section of Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, USA
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- Mount Sinai Heart, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY, USA
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- Brazilian Clinical Research Institute, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Instituto do Coracao (InCor), Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Akershus University Hospital and K.G. Jebsen Center for Cardiac Biomarkers, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, and Pneumology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, and Pneumology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, and Pneumology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Blewer AL, Starks MA, Malta‐Hansen C, Sasson C, Ong MEH, Al‐Araji R, McNally BF, Viera AJ. Sex Differences in Receipt of Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Considering Neighborhood Racial and Ethnic Composition. J Am Heart Assoc 2024; 13:e031113. [PMID: 38410966 PMCID: PMC10944027 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.031113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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BACKGROUND Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (B-CPR) and defibrillation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) vary by sex, with women being less likely to receive these interventions in public. It is unknown whether sex differences persist when considering neighborhood racial and ethnic composition. We examined the odds of receiving B-CPR stratified by location and neighborhood. We hypothesized that women in predominantly Black neighborhoods will have a lower odds of receiving B-CPR. METHODS AND RESULTS We conducted a retrospective study using the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES). Neighborhoods were classified by census tract. We modeled the odds of receipt of B-CPR (primary outcome), automatic external defibrillation application, and survival to hospital discharge (secondary outcomes) by sex. CARES collected 457 621 arrests (2013-2019); after appropriate exclusion, 309 662 were included. Women who had public OHCA had a 14% lower odds of receiving B-CPR (odds ratio [OR], 0.86 [95% CI, 0.82-0.89]), but effect modification was not seen by neighborhood (P=not significant). In predominantly Black neighborhoods, women who had public OHCA had a 13% lower odds of receiving B-CPR (adjusted OR, 0.87 [95% CI, 0.76-0.98]) and 12% lower odds of receiving automatic external defibrillation application (adjusted OR, 0.88 [95% CI, 0.78-0.99]). In predominantly Hispanic neighborhoods, women who had public OHCA were less likely to receive B-CPR (adjusted OR, 0.83 [95% CI, 0.73-0.96]) and less likely to receive automatic external defibrillation application (adjusted OR, 0.74 [95% CI, 0.64-0.87]). CONCLUSIONS Women with public OHCA have a decreased likelihood of receiving B-CPR and automatic external defibrillation application. Findings did not differ significantly according to neighborhood composition. Despite this, our work has implications for considering strategies to reduce disparities around bystander response.
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- Audrey L. Blewer
- Department of Family Medicine and Community HealthDuke UniversityDurhamNC
- Department of Population Health SciencesDuke UniversityDurhamNC
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- Department of Emergency MedicineUniversity of ColoradoDenverCO
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- Health Services and Systems ResearchDuke–National University of Singapore Medical SchoolSingapore
- Department of Emergency MedicineSingapore General HospitalSingapore
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- Rollins School of Public HealthEmory UniversityAtlantaGA
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- Rollins School of Public HealthEmory UniversityAtlantaGA
- Department of Emergency MedicineEmory University School of MedicineAtlantaGA
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- Department of Family Medicine and Community HealthDuke UniversityDurhamNC
- Department of Population Health SciencesDuke UniversityDurhamNC
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Sambola A, Halvorsen S, Adlam D, Hassager C, Price S, Rosano G, Schiele F, Holmvang L, de Riva M, Rakisheva A, Sulzgruber P, Swahn E. Management of cardiac emergencies in women: a clinical consensus statement of the Association for Acute CardioVascular Care (ACVC), the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI), the Heart Failure Association (HFA), and the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the ESC, and the ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL OPEN 2024; 4:oeae011. [PMID: 38628674 PMCID: PMC11020263 DOI: 10.1093/ehjopen/oeae011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 02/10/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Cardiac emergencies in women, such as acute coronary syndromes, acute heart failure, and cardiac arrest, are associated with a high risk of adverse outcomes and mortality. Although women historically have been significantly underrepresented in clinical studies of these diseases, the guideline-recommended treatment for these emergencies is generally the same for both sexes. Still, women are less likely to receive evidence-based treatment compared to men. Furthermore, specific diseases affecting predominantly or exclusively women, such as spontaneous coronary dissection, myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries, takotsubo cardiomyopathy, and peripartum cardiomyopathy, require specialized attention in terms of both diagnosis and management. In this clinical consensus statement, we summarize current knowledge on therapeutic management of these emergencies in women. Key statements and specific quality indicators are suggested to achieve equal and specific care for both sexes. Finally, we discuss several gaps in evidence and encourage further studies designed and powered with adequate attention for sex-specific analysis.
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- Antonia Sambola
- Department of Cardiology and Research Institute, University Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autònoma, CIBER Cardiovascular diseases (CIBER-CV), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital Ulleval, P.O. Box 4956 Nydalen, N-0424 Oslo, Norway
- Institue of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1171 Blindern, N-0318 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Adult Intensive Care Unit, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Cardiovascular Clinical Academic Group, St George’s University Hospital, London, UK
- Cardiology, San Raffaele Cassino Hospital, Cassino, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Besancon, Besancon, France
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- Department of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, City Cardiology Center, Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Department of Cardiology, Qonaev City Hospital, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cardiology and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Ong CA, Nadarajan GD, Fook-Chong S, Shahidah N, Arulanandam S, Ng YY, Chia MYC, Tiah L, Mao DR, Ng WM, Leong BSH, Doctor N, Ong MEH, Siddiqui FJ. Increasing neurologically intact survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest among elderly: Singapore Experience. Resusc Plus 2024; 17:100573. [PMID: 38370311 PMCID: PMC10869923 DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2024.100573] [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: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024] Open
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Objectives With more elderly presenting with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests (OHCAs) globally, neurologically intact survival (NIS) should be the aim of resuscitation. We aimed to study the trend of OHCA amongst elderly in a large Asian registry to identify if age is independently associated with NIS and factors associated with NIS. Methods All adult OHCAs aged ≥18 years attended by emergency medical services (EMS) from April 2010 to December 2019 in Singapore was extracted from the Pan-Asian Resuscitation Outcomes Study (PAROS) registry. Cases pronounced dead at scene, non-EMS transported, traumatic OHCAs and OHCAs in ambulances were excluded. Patient characteristics and outcomes were compared across four age categories (18-64, 65-79, 80-89, ≥90). Multivariable logistic regression analysis determined the factors associated with NIS. Results 19,519 eligible cases were analyzed. OHCA incidence increased with age almost doubling in octogenarians (from 312/100,000 in 2011 to 652/100,000 in 2019) and tripling in those ≥90 years (from 458/100,000 in 2011 to 1271/100,000 in 2019). The proportion of patients with NIS improved over time for the 18-64, 65-79- and 80-89-years age groups, with the greatest improvement in the youngest group. NIS decreased with each increasing year of age and minute of response time. NIS increased in the arrests of presumed cardiac etiology, witnessed and bystander CPR. Conclusions Survival with good outcomes has increased even amongst the elderly. Regardless of age, NIS is possible with good-quality CPR, highlighting its importance. End-of-life planning is a complex yet necessary decision that requires qualitative exploration with elderly, their families and care providers.
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- Chloe Alexis Ong
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
- Pre-hospital & Emergency Research Centre, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Military Medicine Institute, Singapore Armed Forces Medical Corps, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University of Singapore, Singapore
- Digital and Smart Health Office, Ng Teng Fong Centre for Healthcare Innovation, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
- Department of Preventive and Population Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
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- Accident & Emergency, Changi General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Acute and Emergency Care, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore
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- Emergency Medicine Department, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore
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- Emergency Medicine Department, National University Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
- Health Services & Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Pre-hospital & Emergency Research Centre, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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Merchant RM, Becker LB, Brooks SC, Chan PS, Del Rios M, McBride ME, Neumar RW, Previdi JK, Uzendu A, Sasson C. The American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care 2030 Impact Goals and Call to Action to Improve Cardiac Arrest Outcomes: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2024; 149:e914-e933. [PMID: 38250800 DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000001196] [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] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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Every 10 years, the American Heart Association (AHA) Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee establishes goals to improve survival from cardiac arrest. These goals align with broader AHA Impact Goals and support the AHA's advocacy efforts and strategic investments in research, education, clinical care, and quality improvement programs. This scientific statement focuses on 2030 AHA emergency cardiovascular care priorities, with a specific focus on bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation, early defibrillation, and neurologically intact survival. This scientific statement also includes aspirational goals, such as establishing cardiac arrest as a reportable disease and mandating reporting of standardized outcomes from different sources; advancing recognition of and knowledge about cardiac arrest; improving dispatch system response, availability, and access to resuscitation training in multiple settings and at multiple time points; improving availability, access, and affordability of defibrillators; providing a focus on early defibrillation, in-hospital programs, and establishing champions for debriefing and review of cardiac arrest events; and expanding measures to track outcomes beyond survival. The ability to track and report data from these broader aspirational targets will potentially require expansion of existing data sets, development of new data sets, and enhanced integration of technology to collect process and outcome data, as well as partnerships of the AHA with national, state, and local organizations. The COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, disparities in COVID-19 outcomes for historically excluded racial and ethnic groups, and the longstanding disparities in cardiac arrest treatment and outcomes for Black and Hispanic or Latino populations also contributed to an explicit focus and target on equity for the AHA Emergency Cardiovascular Care 2030 Impact Goals.
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Kline KE, Russell AL, Stezoski JP, Gober IG, Dimeo EG, Janesko-Feldman K, Drabek T, Kochanek PM, Wagner AK. Differential Effects of Targeted Temperature Management on Sex-Dependent Outcomes After Experimental Asphyxial Cardiac Arrest. Ther Hypothermia Temp Manag 2024. [PMID: 38386544 DOI: 10.1089/ther.2023.0061] [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: 02/24/2024] Open
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Asphyxial cardiac arrest (ACA) survivors face lasting neurological disability from hypoxic ischemic brain injury. Sex differences in long-term outcomes after cardiac arrest (CA) are grossly understudied and underreported. We used rigorous targeted temperature management (TTM) to understand its influence on survival and lasting sex-specific neurological and neuropathological outcomes in a rodent ACA model. Adult male and female rats underwent either sham or 5-minute no-flow ACA with 18 hours TTM at either ∼37°C (normothermia) or ∼36°C (mild hypothermia). Survival, temperature, and body weight (BW) were recorded over the 14-day study duration. All rats underwent neurological deficit score (NDS) assessment on days 1-3 and day 14. Hippocampal pathology was assessed for cell death, degenerating neurons, and microglia on day 14. Although ACA females were less likely to achieve return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), post-ROSC physiology and biochemical profiles were similar between sexes. ACA females had significantly greater 14-day survival, NDS, and BW recovery than ACA males at normothermia (56% vs. 29%). TTM at 36°C versus 37°C improved 14-day survival in males, producing similar survival in male (63%) versus female (50%). There were no sex or temperature effects on CA1 histopathology. We conclude that at normothermic conditions, sex differences favoring females were observed after ACA in survival, NDS, and BW recovery. We achieved a clinically relevant ACA model using TTM at 36°C to improve long-term survival. This model can be used to more fully characterize sex differences in long-term outcomes and test novel acute and chronic therapies.
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- Kelsey E Kline
- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Blewer AL, Bigham BL, Kaplan S, Del Rios M, Leary M. Gender, Socioeconomic Status, Race, and Ethnic Disparities in Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Education-A Scoping Review. Healthcare (Basel) 2024; 12:456. [PMID: 38391831 PMCID: PMC10887971 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12040456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Social determinants are associated with survival from out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Because prompt delivery of bystander CPR (B-CPR) doubles survival and B-CPR rates are low, we sought to assess whether gender, socioeconomic status (SES), race, and ethnicity are associated with lower rates of B-CPR and CPR training. METHODS This scoping review was conducted as part of the continuous evidence evaluation process for the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care as part of the Resuscitation Education Science section. We searched PubMed and excluded citations that were abstracts only, letters or editorials, and pediatric studies. RESULTS We reviewed 762 manuscripts and identified 24 as relevant; 4 explored gender disparities; 12 explored SES; 11 explored race and ethnicity; and 3 had overlapping themes, all of which examined B-CPR or CPR training. Females were less likely to receive B-CPR than males in public locations. Observed gender disparities in B-CPR may be associated with individuals fearing accusations of inappropriate touching or injuring female victims. Studies demonstrated that low-SES neighborhoods were associated with lower rates of B-CPR and CPR training. In the US, predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods were associated with lower rates of B-CPR and CPR training. Language barriers were associated with lack of CPR training. CONCLUSION Gender, SES, race, and ethnicity impact receiving B-CPR and obtaining CPR training. The impact of this is that these populations are less likely to receive B-CPR, which decreases their odds of surviving SCA. These health disparities must be addressed. Our work can inform future research, education, and public health initiatives to promote equity in B-CPR knowledge and provision. As an immediate next step, organizations that develop and deliver CPR curricula to potential bystanders should engage affected communities to determine how best to improve training and delivery of B-CPR.
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- Audrey L Blewer
- Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
- Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5R 0A3, Canada
- Scarborough Health Network Research Institute, Toronto, ON M1P 2T7, Canada
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- Duke University Medical Center Library & Archives, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Springer A, Dreher A, Reimers J, Kaiser L, Bahlmann E, van der Schalk H, Wohlmuth P, Gessler N, Hassan K, Wietz J, Bein B, Spangenberg T, Willems S, Hakmi S, Tigges E. Gender disparities in patients undergoing extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Front Cardiovasc Med 2024; 10:1265978. [PMID: 38292453 PMCID: PMC10824923 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1265978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2024] Open
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Introduction The use of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (eCPR) has emerged as a treatment option for selected patients who are experiencing refractory cardiac arrest (CA). In the light of increasing availability, the analyses of outcome-relevant predisposing characteristics are of growing importance. We evaluated the prognostic influence of gender in patients presenting with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) treated with eCPR. Methods We retrospectively analysed the data of 377 consecutive patients treated for OHCA using eCPR in our cardiac arrest centre from January 2016 to December 2022. The primary outcome was defined as the survival of patients until they were discharged from the hospital, with a favourable neurological outcome [cerebral performance category (CPC) score of ≤2]. Statistical analyses were performed using baseline comparison, survival analysis, and multivariable analyses. Results Out of the 377 patients included in the study, 69 (21%) were female. Female patients showed a lower prevalence rate of pre-existing coronary artery disease (48% vs. 75%, p < 0.001) and cardiomyopathy (17% vs. 34%, p = 0.01) compared with the male patients, while the mean age and prevalence rate of other cardiovascular risk factors were balanced. The primary reason for CA differed significantly (female: coronary event 45%, pulmonary embolism 23%, cardiogenic shock 17%; male: coronary event 70%, primary arrhythmia 10%, cardiogenic shock 10%; p = 0.001). The prevalence rate of witnessed collapse (97% vs. 86%; p = 0.016) and performance of bystander CPR (94% vs. 85%; p = 0.065) was higher in female patients. The mean time from collapse to the initiation of eCPR did not differ between the two groups (77 ± 39 min vs. 80 ± 37 min; p = 0.61). Overall, female patients showed a higher percentage of neurologically favourable survival (23% vs. 12%; p = 0.027) despite a higher prevalence of procedure-associated bleeding complications (33% vs. 16%, p = 0.002). The multivariable analysis identified a shorter total CPR duration (p = 0.001) and performance of bystander CPR (p = 0.03) to be associated with superior neurological outcomes. The bivariate analysis showed relevant interactions between gender and body mass index (BMI). Conclusion Our analysis suggests a significant survival benefit for female patients who obtain eCPR, possibly driven by a higher prevalence of witnessed collapse and bystander CPR. Interestingly, the impact of patient age and BMI on neurologically favourable outcome was higher in female patients than in male patients, warranting further investigation.
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- A. Springer
- Department of Cardiology and Critical Care, Asklepios Clinic St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Critical Care, Asklepios Clinic St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Critical Care, Asklepios Clinic St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Critical Care, Asklepios Clinic St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Critical Care, Asklepios Clinic St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Critical Care, Asklepios Clinic St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Critical Care, Asklepios Clinic St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
- Asklepios ProResearch, Hamburg, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Luebeck, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Asklepios Clinic St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Asklepios Clinic St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Asklepios Clinic St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Critical Care, Asklepios Clinic Altona, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Critical Care, Asklepios Clinic St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Luebeck, Hamburg, Germany
- Semmelweis-University, Budapest, Hungary
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- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Luebeck, Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Asklepios Clinic St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Critical Care, Asklepios Clinic St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Luebeck, Hamburg, Germany
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Böckler B, Preisner A, Bathe J, Rauch S, Ristau P, Wnent J, Gräsner JT, Seewald S, Lefering R, Fischer M. Gender-related differences in adults concerning frequency, survival and treatment quality after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA): An observational cohort study from the German resuscitation registry. Resuscitation 2024; 194:110060. [PMID: 38013146 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.110060] [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] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND In Germany approximately 20,500 women and 41,000 men were resuscitated after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) each year. We are currently experiencing a discussion about the possible undersupply of women in healthcare. The aim of the present study was to examine the prevalence of OHCA in Germany, as well as the outcome and quality of resuscitation care for both women and men. METHODS We present a cohort study from the German Resuscitation Registry (2006-2022). The quality of care was assessed for both EMS and hospital care based on risk-adjusted survival rates with the endpoints: "hospital admission with return of spontaneous circulation" (ROSCadmission) for all patients and "discharge with favourable neurological recovery" (CPC1/2discharge) for all admitted patients. Risk adjustment was performed using logistic regression analysis (LRA). If sex was significantly associated with survival, a matched-pairs-analysis (MPA) followed to explore the frequency of guideline adherence. RESULTS 58,798 patients aged ≥ 18 years with OHCA and resuscitation were included (men = 65.2%, women = 34.8%). In the prehospital phase the male gender was associated with lower ROSCadmission-rate (LRA: OR = 0.79, CI = 0.759-0.822). A total of 27,910 patients were admitted. During hospital care, men demonstrated a better prognosis (OR = 1.10; CI = 1.015-1.191). MPA revealed a more intensive therapy for men both during EMS and hospital care. Looking at the complete chain of survival, LRA revealed no difference for men and women concerning CPC1/2discharge (n = 58,798; OR = 0.95; CI = 0.888-1.024). CONCLUSION In Germany, 80% more men than women experience OHCA. The prognosis for CPC1/2discharge remains low (men = 10.5%, women = 7.1%), but comparable after risk adjustment. There is evidence of undersupply of care for women during hospital treatment, which could be associated with a worse prognosis. Further investigations are required to clarify these findings.
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- Bastian Böckler
- Clinic for Anaesthesiology, Klinikum Großhadern/Innenstadt, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany; Clinic for Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Pain Therapy, Alb Fils Kliniken, Göppingen, Germany
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- Clinic for Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Pain Therapy, Alb Fils Kliniken, Göppingen, Germany; Women's Clinic with Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Alb Fils Kliniken, Göppingen, Germany
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- University-Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Institute for Emergency Medicine, Kiel, Germany
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- Clinic for Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Pain Therapy, Alb Fils Kliniken, Göppingen, Germany
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- University-Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Institute for Emergency Medicine, Kiel, Germany
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- University-Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Institute for Emergency Medicine, Kiel, Germany; University-Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Kiel, Germany
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- University-Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Institute for Emergency Medicine, Kiel, Germany; University-Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Kiel, Germany
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- University-Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Institute for Emergency Medicine, Kiel, Germany; University-Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Kiel, Germany
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- Universität Witten/Herdecke Institute for Research in Operative Medicine (IFOM), Cologne, Germany
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- Clinic for Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Pain Therapy, Alb Fils Kliniken, Göppingen, Germany.
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Thevathasan T, Paul J, Gaul AL, Degbeon S, Füreder L, Dischl D, Knie W, Girke G, Wurster T, Landmesser U, Skurk C. Mortality and healthcare resource utilisation after cardiac arrest in the United States - A 10-year nationwide analysis prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Resuscitation 2023; 193:109946. [PMID: 37634860 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109946] [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] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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AIM Understanding the public health burden of cardiac arrest (CA) is important to inform healthcare policies, particularly during healthcare crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to analyse outcomes of in-hospital mortality and healthcare resource utilisation in adult patients with CA in the United States over the last decade prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS The United States (US) National Inpatient Sample was utilised to identify hospitalised adult patients with CA between 2010 and 2019. Logistic and Poisson regression models were used to analyse outcomes by adjusting for 47 confounders. RESULTS 248,754 adult patients with CA (without "Do Not Resuscitate"-orders) were included in this study, out of which 57.5% were male. In-hospital mortality was high with 51.2% but improved significantly from 58.3% in 2010 to 46.4% in 2019 (P < 0.001). Particularly, elderly patients, non-white patients and patients requiring complex therapy had a higher mortality rate. Although the average hospital LOS decreased by 11%, hospital expenses have increased by 13% between 2010 and 2019 (each P < 0.001), presumably due to more frequent use of mechanical circulatory support (MCS, e.g. ECMO from 2.6% to 8.7% or Impella® micro-axial flow pump from 1.8% to 14.2%). Strong disparities existed among patient age groups and ethnicities across the US. Of note, the number of young adults with CA and opioid-induced CA has almost doubled within the study period. CONCLUSION Over the last ten years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, CA-related survival has incrementally improved with shorter hospitalisations and increased medical expenses, while strong disparities existed among different age groups and ethnicities. National standards for CA surveillance should be considered to identify trends and differences in CA treatment to allow for standardised medical care.
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- Tharusan Thevathasan
- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany; Berlin Institute of Health, Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Straße 2, 10178 Berlin, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V., Potsdamer Str. 58, 10785 Berlin, Germany; Institute of Medical Informatics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany; Berlin Institute of Health, Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Straße 2, 10178 Berlin, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V., Potsdamer Str. 58, 10785 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC), Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e.V., Potsdamer Str. 58, 10785 Berlin, Germany.
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Prasitlumkum N, Chokesuwattanaskul R, Kaewput W, Thongprayoon C, Cheungpasitporn W, Jongnarangsin K, Nademanee K. Sex differences in clinical characteristics, management, and outcomes in patients admitted for ventricular tachycardia: 2016-2018. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2023; 34:2086-2094. [PMID: 37554118 DOI: 10.1111/jce.16031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The concurrent data on sex disparities in VT management and outcomes have remained unclear. Therefore, our objective was to determine the impact of sex on ventricular tachycardia (VT) management and outcomes in patients admitted with VT, dervied from the US National Inpatient Sample database (NIS). METHODS We used data from the US NIS to identify hospitalized adult patients who were admitted with VT between 2016 and 2018. Regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the impact of sex on VT management, in-hospital mortality, complications, length of stay, and hospitalization costs. RESULTS Of the database, a total of 146 070 patients, who were primarily hospitalized for VT, were approximated. Among these, women comprised 25.5%; they were significantly younger and had fewer comorbidities. Of procedural aspects, women were less likely to receive an angiogram, mechanical support, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation, and VT ablation compared to men. Notably, women were associated with higher do-not-resuscitate rates and in-hospital cardiac arrests than men. No differences in in-hospital mortality and cardiogenic shock were observed between men and women (p > .05). Length of stay was significantly longer for women, while no differences in hospital costs were observed in both sexes. CONCLUSION Significant sex disparities in management and outcomes were observed in admitted patients with VT. Our results reflect the need for further studies to explore factors causing such diversities.
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- Narut Prasitlumkum
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiac Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Center of Excellence in Arrhythmia Research Chulalongkorn University, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Military and Community Medicine, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology, University of Michigan Health Care, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Center of Excellence in Arrhythmia Research Chulalongkorn University, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Pacific Rim Electrophysiology Research Institute, Bumrungrad Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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Drennan IR, Thorpe KE, Scales D, Cheskes S, Mamdani M, Morrison LJ. Predicting survival post-cardiac arrest: An observational cohort study. Resusc Plus 2023; 15:100447. [PMID: 37662643 PMCID: PMC10470201 DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2023.100447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
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Introduction Over 400,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) occur each year in Canada and the United States with less than 10% survival to hospital discharge. Cardiac arrest is a heterogenous condition and patient outcomes are impacted by a multitude of factors. Prognostication is recommended at 72 hours after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), however there may be other factors that could predict patient outcome earlier in the post-arrest period. The objective of our study was to develop and internally validate a novel clinical prediction rule to risk stratify patients early in the post-cardiac arrest period. Methods We performed a retrospective cohort study of adult (≥18 years) post-cardiac arrest patients between 2010 and 2015 from the Epistry Cardiac Arrest database in Toronto. Our primary analysis used ordinal logistic regression to examine neurologic outcome at discharge using the modified Rankin Scale (mRS). Our secondary analysis used logistic regression for neurologic outcome and survival to hospital discharge. Models were internally validated using bootstrap validation. Results A total of 3432 patients met our inclusion criteria. Our clinical prediction model was able to predict neurologic outcome on an ordinal scale using our predefined variables with an AUC of 0.89 after internal validation. The predictive performance was maintained when examining neurologic outcome as a binary variable and survival to hospital discharge. Conclusion We were able to develop a model to accurately risk stratify adult cardiac arrest patients early in the post-cardiac arrest period. Future steps are needed to externally validate this model in other healthcare settings.
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- Ian R Drennan
- Department of Emergency Services, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Applied Health Research Centre, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Emergency Services, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Data Science and Advanced Analytics, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Rescu, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Emergency Services, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Applied Health Research Centre, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Critical Care, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Data Science and Advanced Analytics, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Rescu, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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Wolfe JD, Waken RJ, Fanous E, Fox DK, May AM, Maddox KEJ. Variation in the Use of Targeted Temperature Management for Cardiac Arrest. Am J Cardiol 2023; 201:25-33. [PMID: 37352661 PMCID: PMC10960656 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 05/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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Targeted temperature management (TTM) is recommended for patients who do not respond after return of spontaneous circulation after cardiac arrest. However, the degree to which patients with cardiac arrest have access to this therapy on a national level is not known. Understanding hospital- and patient-level factors associated with receipt of TTM could inform interventions to improve access to this treatment among appropriate patients. Therefore, we performed a retrospective analysis using National Inpatient Sample data from 2016 to 2019. We used International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition diagnosis and procedure codes to identify adult patients with in-hospital and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and receipt of TTM. We evaluated patient and hospital factors associated with receiving TTM. We identified 478,419 patients with cardiac arrest. Of those, 4,088 (0.85%) received TTM. Hospital use of TTM was driven by large, nonprofit, urban, teaching hospitals, with less use at other hospital types. There was significant regional variation in TTM capabilities, with the proportion of hospitals providing TTM ranging from >21% in the Mid-Atlantic region to <11% in the East and West South Central and Mountain regions. At the patient level, age >74 years (odds ratio [OR] 0.54, p <0.001), female gender (OR 0.89, p >0.001), and Hispanic ethnicity (OR 0.74, p <0.001) were all associated with decreased odds of receiving TTM. Patients with Medicare (OR 0.75, p <0.001) and Medicaid (OR 0.89, p = 0.027) were less likely than patients with private insurance to receive TTM. Part of these differences was driven by inequitable access to TTM-capable hospitals. In conclusion, TTM is rarely used after cardiac arrest. Hospital use of TTM is predominately limited to a subset of academic hospitals with substantial regional variation. Older age, female gender, Hispanic ethnicity, and Medicare or Medicaid insurance are all associated with a decreased likelihood of receiving TTM.
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine
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- Center for Health Economics and Policy, Institute for Public Health, Washington University in St Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.
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Park SY, Oh SH, Park SH, Oh JH, Kim SH. Sex Difference on Neurological Outcomes and Post-Cardiac Arrest Care in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients Treated with Targeted Temperature Management: Post-Hoc Study of a Prospective, Multicenter, Observational Cohort Study. J Clin Med 2023; 12:5297. [PMID: 37629339 PMCID: PMC10455960 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12165297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Conflicting results regarding sex-based differences in the outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients have been reported. We aimed to evaluate the association between sex and neurological outcome as well as various in-hospital process in OHCA patients treated with targeted temperature management. We retrospectively analyzed a prospective registry data collected between October 2015 and December 2018. To evaluate the effect of sex on patient outcomes, we created various multivariable logistic regression models. When the results were adjusted using resuscitation variables and in-hospital variables, there was no significant difference (OR = 1.22, 95% CI: 0.85-1.74; OR = 1.13, 95 CI: 0.76-1.68, respectively). Regarding the in-hospital course, the daily total SOFA score was similar in both sexes, whereas cardiovascular scores were higher in women on days 2 and 3. The adjusted effect of sex was not associated with the clinician's decision to perform early cardiac interventions, except for those men that had more extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (OR = 2.51, 95% CI: 1.11-5.66). The findings seems that men had more favorable 6-month neurological outcomes. However, after adjusting for confounders, there was no difference between the sexes. The results regarding in-hospital course were similar in men and women.
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- Seon Yeong Park
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Yeouido St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 07345, Republic of Korea; (S.Y.P.); (S.H.P.)
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Yeouido St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 07345, Republic of Korea; (S.Y.P.); (S.H.P.)
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- Department of Emergency, Eunpyeong St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 03312, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Emergency, Eunpyeong St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 03312, Republic of Korea;
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Czapla M, Kwaśny A, Słoma-Krześlak M, Juárez-Vela R, Karniej P, Janczak S, Mickiewicz A, Uchmanowicz B, Zieliński S, Zielińska M. The Impact of Body Mass Index on In-Hospital Mortality in Post-Cardiac-Arrest Patients-Does Sex Matter? Nutrients 2023; 15:3462. [PMID: 37571399 PMCID: PMC10420814 DOI: 10.3390/nu15153462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A number of factors influence mortality in post-cardiac-arrest (CA) patients, nutritional status being one of them. The aim of this study was to assess whether there are sex differences in the prognostic impact of BMI, as calculated on admission to an intensive care unit, on in-hospital mortality in sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) survivors. METHODS We carried out a retrospective analysis of data of 129 post-cardiac-arrest patients with return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the University Teaching Hospital in Wrocław between 2017 and 2022. RESULTS Female patients were significantly older than male patients (68.62 ± 14.77 vs. 62.7 ± 13.95). The results of univariable logistic regression analysis showed that BMI was not associated with the odds of in-hospital death in either male or female patients. In an age-adjusted model, age was an independent predictor of the odds of in-hospital death only in male patients (OR = 1.034). In our final multiple logistic regression model, adjusted for the remaining variables, none of the traits analysed were a significant independent predictor of the odds of in-hospital death in female patients, whereas an initial rhythm of ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VF/pVT) was an independent predictor of the odds of in-hospital death in male patients (OR = 0.247). CONCLUSIONS BMI on admission to ICU is not a predictor of the odds of in-hospital death in either male or female SCA survivors.
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- Michał Czapla
- Department of Emergency Medical Service, Wrocław Medical University, 51-616 Wrocław, Poland; (M.C.); (A.M.)
- Group of Research in Care (GRUPAC), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of La Rioja, 26006 Logroño, Spain; (R.J.-V.); (P.K.)
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- Institute of Dietetics, Academy of Business and Health Science, 90-361 Łódź, Poland;
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- Department of Human Nutrition, Department of Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 40-055 Katowice, Poland;
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- Group of Research in Care (GRUPAC), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of La Rioja, 26006 Logroño, Spain; (R.J.-V.); (P.K.)
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- Group of Research in Care (GRUPAC), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of La Rioja, 26006 Logroño, Spain; (R.J.-V.); (P.K.)
- Faculty of Finances and Management, WSB MERITO, University in Wroclaw, 53-609 Wrocław, Poland
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- Student Research Group, Department of Vascular, General and Transplantation Surgery, Wrocław Medical University, 50-556 Wrocław, Poland;
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- Department of Emergency Medical Service, Wrocław Medical University, 51-616 Wrocław, Poland; (M.C.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Nursing and Obstetrics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Wroclaw Medical University, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department and Clinic of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Wrocław Medical University, 50-556 Wrocław, Poland; (S.Z.); (M.Z.)
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- Department and Clinic of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Wrocław Medical University, 50-556 Wrocław, Poland; (S.Z.); (M.Z.)
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Sumner BD, Hahn CW. Prognosis of Cardiac Arrest-Peri-arrest and Post-arrest Considerations. Emerg Med Clin North Am 2023; 41:601-616. [PMID: 37391253 DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2023.03.008] [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: 07/02/2023]
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There has been only a small improvement in survival and neurologic outcomes in patients with cardiac arrest in recent decades. Type of arrest, length of total arrest time, and location of arrest alter the trajectory of survival and neurologic outcome. In the post-arrest phase, clinical markers such as blood markers, pupillary light response, corneal reflex, myoclonic jerking, somatosensory evoked potential, and electroencephalography testing can be used to help guide neurological prognostication. Most of the testing should be performed 72 hours post-arrest with special considerations for longer observation periods in patients who underwent TTM or who had prolonged sedation and/or neuromuscular blockade.
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- Brian D Sumner
- Institute for Critical Care Medicine, 1468 Madison Avenue, Guggenheim Pavilion 6 East Room 378, New York, NY 10029, USA.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai Morningside-West, 1000 10th Avenue, New York, NY 10019, USA
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Yang BY, Coult J, Blackwood J, Kwok H, Rajah A, Goldenberg I, Sotoodehenia N, Harris JR, Kudenchuk PJ, Rea TD. Title: Age, sex, and survival following ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest: a mechanistic evaluation of the ECG waveform: Short title: Age, sex, and survival via VF waveform in OHCA. Resuscitation 2023:109891. [PMID: 37390958 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Studies of outcome differences by sex in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) have produced mixed results that may depend on age, a potential surrogate for menopausal status. OBJECTIVE We used quantitative measures of ventricular fibrillation (VF) waveforms - indicators of the myocardium's physiology - to assess whether survival differences according to sex and age group may be mediated via a biologic mechanism. METHODS We conducted a cohort study of VF-OHCA in a metropolitan EMS system. We used multivariable logistic regression to assess the association of survival to hospital discharge with sex and age group (<55, ≥55 years). We determined the proportion of outcome difference mediated by VF waveform measures: VitalityScore and amplitude spectrum area (AMSA). RESULTS Among 1526 VF-OHCA patients, the average age was 62 years, and 29% were female. Overall, younger women were more likely to survive than younger men (survival 67% vs 54%, p=0.02), while survival among older women and older men did not differ (40% vs 44%, p=0.3). Adjusting for Utstein characteristics, women <55 compared to men <55 had greater odds of survival to hospital discharge (OR=1.93, 95% CI 1.23-3.09), an association not observed between the ≥55 groups. Waveform measures were more favorable among women and mediated some of the beneficial association between female sex and survival among those <55 years: 47% for VitalityScore and 25% for AMSA. CONCLUSIONS Women <55 years were more likely to survive than men <55 years following VF-OHCA. The biologic mechanism represented by VF waveform mediated some, though not all, of the outcome difference.
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- Betty Y Yang
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Emergency Medical Services Division of Public Health - Seattle & King County, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Washington. Postal address: 326 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98104, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Clinical Cardiovascular Research Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
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- Department of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Emergency Medical Services Division of Public Health - Seattle & King County, Seattle, WA, United States; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States; Emergency Medical Services Division of Public Health - Seattle & King County, Seattle, WA, United States
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Prognostic Association Between Frailty and Post-Arrest Health Outcomes in Patients Receiving Home Care: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study. Resuscitation 2023; 187:109766. [PMID: 36931455 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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AIM To evaluate the association between frailty and post-cardiac arrest survival, functional decline, and cognitive decline, among patients receiving home care METHODS: Frailty was measured using the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) and a valid frailty index. We used multivariable logistic regression to measure the association between frailty and post-arrest outcomes after adjusting for age, sex, and arrest setting. Functional independence and cognitive performance were measured using the interRAI ADL Long-Form and Cognitive Performance Scale, respectively. We conducted sub-group analytics of in-hospital and out-of-hospital arrests RESULTS: Our cohort consisted of 7,901 home care clients; most patients arrested out-of-hospital (55.4%) and were 75 years or older (66.3%). Most of the cohort was classified as frail (94.2%), with a CFS score of 5 or greater. The 30-day survival rate was higher for in-hospital (26.6%) than out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (5.2%). Most patients who survived to discharge had declines in post-arrest functional independence (65.8%) and cognitive performance (46.5%). A one-point increase in the CFS decreased the odds of 30-day survival by 8% (aOR=0.92; 95%CI = 0.87-0.97). A 0.1 unit increase in the frailty index reduced 30-day survival odds by 9% (aOR = 0.91; 95%CI = 0.86-0.96). The frailty index was associated with declines in functional independence (OR = 1.16; 95%CI = 1.02-1.31) and cognitive performance (OR = 1.24; 95%CI = 1.09-1.42), while the CFS was not. CONCLUSION Frailty is associated with cardiac arrest survival and post-arrest cognitive and functional status in patients receiving home care. Post-cardiac arrest cognitive and functional status are best predicted using more comprehensive frailty indices.
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Nagraj S, Varrias D, Kharawala A, Mathai SV, Seo J, Narvel H, Li W, Kokkinidis DG, Barakakis PA, Tzoumas A, Liaqat W, Peppas S, Palaiodimos L, Thachil R. Ethnic and sex-based differences in outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a glimpse of the largest municipal healthcare system in the United States. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther 2023; 13:1-10. [PMID: 36864966 PMCID: PMC9971287 DOI: 10.21037/cdt-22-371] [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: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Background Ethnic and sex-based disparity in outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) may exist and could be due to social factors and inequality in care. We aimed to study whether ethnic and sex-based differences in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes occurred in a safety net hospital within the largest municipal healthcare system in the United States. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients successfully resuscitated from an OHCA and brought to New York City Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, from January 2019 to September 2021. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest characteristics, do not resuscitate and withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy orders, and disposition data were collected and analyzed using regression models. Results Out of 648 patients screened, 154 were included (48.1% women). On multivariable analysis, sex [odds ratio (OR): 0.84; 95% CI: 0.30-2.4; P=0.74] and ethnic background (OR: 0.80; 95% CI: 0.58-1.12; P=0.196) did not predict discharge survival. No significant sex difference in do not resuscitate (P=0.76) or withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy (P=0.39) orders was found. Younger age (OR: 0.96; P=0.04) and initial shockable rhythm (OR: 7.26; P=0.01) independently predicted survival, both at discharge and at one year. Conclusions Among patients resuscitated after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, neither sex nor ethnic background predicted discharge survival and no sex differences in end-of-life preferences were found. These findings are distinct from those of previously published reports. Given the unique population studied, distinct from those of registry-based studies, socioeconomic factors likely served as bigger drivers of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes rather than ethnic background or sex.
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- Sanjana Nagraj
- Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, The Bronx, NY, USA
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- Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, The Bronx, NY, USA
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- Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, The Bronx, NY, USA
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- Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, The Bronx, NY, USA
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- Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, The Bronx, NY, USA
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- Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, The Bronx, NY, USA
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- Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, The Bronx, NY, USA
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, The Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Athens Naval Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, The Bronx, NY, USA
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Neurology of Systemic Disease. Neurol Clin 2023; 41:399-413. [PMID: 37030966 DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2022.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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Sex differences exist within the neurologic complications of systemic disease. To promote new avenues for prevention and develop novel therapeutics, we highlight the role of sex in differential outcomes to infectious disease and cardiac arrest and educate the reader in paraneoplastic presentations that may herald underlying malignancies in women.
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Tekin FC, Köylü R, Köylü Ö, Kunt M. Factors Related to Resuscitation Success and Prognosis of Cardiopulmonary Arrest Cases. Indian J Crit Care Med 2023; 27:26-31. [PMID: 36756484 PMCID: PMC9886048 DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24382] [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: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 12/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Background In cases where return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) is provided in the Emergency Department (ED) after cardiopulmonary arrest (CA), it is important to investigate the parameters affecting ROSC rates, to determine the factors affecting the survival status and prognosis in the short and medium term, and to determine to what extent these factors affect the prognosis. Materials and methods This is a cross-sectional study that retrospectively investigates the factors affecting the success of resuscitation over a 5-year period in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) cases. Results We determined that ROSC was achieved in 26.1% of 1616 adult cardiopulmonary arrest cases, 14.8% survived the first 24 hours, and 3.8% were discharged from the hospital. Conclusion We determined that ROSC decreased by 21% with a 1-mg increase in the amount of adrenaline used, by 98% with a 1 mmol/L increase in HCO3 (std) value, by 27% with a 1 mmol/L increase in BE (B) value, and by 15% with a 1 mmol/L increase in lactate value. In terms of short-term survival, we found that a 1 mmol/L increase in lactate value reduced the probability of survival by 12%, and a 1 mEq/L increase in K value decreased the probability by 29%. With regard to the probability of survival in the medium term, we determined that the growth in age by 1 year decreased the probability by 4%, and the increase in K value by 1 mEq/L decreased the probability by 35%. How to cite this article Tekin FC, Köylü R, Köylü O, Kunt M. Factors Related to Resuscitation Success and Prognosis of Cardiopulmonary Arrest Cases. Indian J Crit Care Med 2023;27(1):26-31.
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- Fatih Cemal Tekin
- Department of Emergency, University of Health Sciences, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey,Fatih Cemal Tekin, Department of Emergency, University of Health Sciences, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey, Phone: +90 5324077717, e-mail:
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- Department of Emergency, University of Health Sciences, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Health Sciences, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Quality Coordinatorship, Konya Provincial Health Directorate, Konya, Turkey
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Perman SM, Vogelsong MA, Del Rios M. Is all bystander CPR created equal? Further considerations in sex differences in cardiac arrest outcomes. Resuscitation 2023; 182:109649. [PMID: 36436692 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2022.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Sarah M Perman
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Iowa Carver School of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, United States
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Mowbray FI, Jones A, Strum RP, Turcotte L, Foroutan F, de Wit K, Worster A, Griffith LE, Hebert P, Heckman G, Ko DT, Schumacher C, Gayowsky A, Costa AP. Prognosis of cardiac arrest in home care clients and nursing home residents: A population-level retrospective cohort study. Resusc Plus 2022; 12:100328. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2022.100328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 10/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Grubic N, Smith BT, Randhawa VK, Blewer AL, Allan KS. Removing the "Man" in "Mannikin": The Importance of Sociodemographic Diversity in Resuscitation Training. Can J Cardiol 2022; 38:1907-1910. [PMID: 36424233 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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- Nicholas Grubic
- Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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- Epidemiology Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Health Promotion, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Division of Cardiology, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States; Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States
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- Division of Cardiology, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Honore PM, Redant S, Djimafo P, Blackman S, Preseau T, Cismas BV, Kaefer K, Barreto Gutierrez L, Anane S, Gallerani A, Attou R. Neurologic Recovery in Men Versus Women Possibly Due to Reduced Return of Spontaneous Circulation: Beware of Potential Confounders! Crit Care Med 2022; 50:e791-e792. [PMID: 36227044 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000005617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Patrick M Honore
- ICU Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann, ULB, Brussels, Belgium
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- ICU Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann, ULB, Brussels, Belgium
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- ICU Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann, ULB, Brussels, Belgium
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- ICU Department, Brugmann University Hospital and Medical School, ULB University, Brussels, Belgium
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- ED Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium
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- ICU Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann, ULB, Brussels, Belgium
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- ICU Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann, ULB, Brussels, Belgium
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- ICU Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann, ULB, Brussels, Belgium
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- ICU Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brugmann, ULB, Brussels, Belgium
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Tsai MS, Chen WJ, Tien YT, Huang CH. The authors reply. Crit Care Med 2022; 50:e792-e793. [PMID: 36227045 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000005647] [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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- Min-Shan Tsai
- Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Medical College and Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Medical College and Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology Division), National Taiwan University Medical College and Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Medical College and Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Medical College and Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Wenzl FA, Kraler S, Ambler G, Weston C, Herzog SA, Räber L, Muller O, Camici GG, Roffi M, Rickli H, Fox KAA, de Belder M, Radovanovic D, Deanfield J, Lüscher TF. Sex-specific evaluation and redevelopment of the GRACE score in non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes in populations from the UK and Switzerland: a multinational analysis with external cohort validation. Lancet 2022; 400:744-756. [PMID: 36049493 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(22)01483-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 07/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) 2.0 score was developed and validated in predominantly male patient populations. We aimed to assess its sex-specific performance in non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS) and to develop an improved score (GRACE 3.0) that accounts for sex differences in disease characteristics. METHODS We evaluated the GRACE 2.0 score in 420 781 consecutive patients with NSTE-ACS in contemporary nationwide cohorts from the UK and Switzerland. Machine learning models to predict in-hospital mortality were informed by the GRACE variables and developed in sex-disaggregated data from 386 591 patients from England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (split into a training cohort of 309 083 [80·0%] patients and a validation cohort of 77 508 [20·0%] patients). External validation of the GRACE 3.0 score was done in 20 727 patients from Switzerland. FINDINGS Between Jan 1, 2005, and Aug 27, 2020, 400 054 patients with NSTE-ACS in the UK and 20 727 patients with NSTE-ACS in Switzerland were included in the study. Discrimination of in-hospital death by the GRACE 2.0 score was good in male patients (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve [AUC] 0·86, 95% CI 0·86-0·86) and notably lower in female patients (0·82, 95% CI 0·81-0·82; p<0·0001). The GRACE 2.0 score underestimated in-hospital mortality risk in female patients, favouring their incorrect stratification to the low-to-intermediate risk group, for which the score does not indicate early invasive treatment. Accounting for sex differences, GRACE 3.0 showed superior discrimination and good calibration with an AUC of 0·91 (95% CI 0·89-0·92) in male patients and 0·87 (95% CI 0·84-0·89) in female patients in an external cohort validation. GRACE 3·0 led to a clinically relevant reclassification of female patients to the high-risk group. INTERPRETATION The GRACE 2.0 score has limited discriminatory performance and underestimates in-hospital mortality in female patients with NSTE-ACS. The GRACE 3.0 score performs better in men and women and reduces sex inequalities in risk stratification. FUNDING Swiss National Science Foundation, Swiss Heart Foundation, Lindenhof Foundation, Foundation for Cardiovascular Research, and Theodor-Ida-Herzog-Egli Foundation.
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- Florian A Wenzl
- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zürich, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zürich, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Department of Statistical Science, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Documentation, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Lausanne, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zürich, Schlieren, Switzerland; Department of Research and Education, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Cardiology Division, Kantonsspital St Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- National Institute for Cardiovascular Outcomes Research, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- AMIS Plus Data Center, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University College London, London, UK
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- Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zürich, Schlieren, Switzerland; Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, London, UK; National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK; School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, Kings College London, London, UK.
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Shields AD, Kavanagh L, Battistelli J. Leave no woman behind: a call to standardize and expand the Get With The Guidelines registry. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022; 227:551-553. [PMID: 35550373 PMCID: PMC10698801 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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- Andrea D Shields
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 265 Farmington Ave., Farmington, CT 06030.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 265 Farmington Ave., Farmington, CT 06030
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- Department of Gynecologic Surgery & Obstetrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, San Antonio, TX
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Bloom JE, Andrew E, Nehme Z, Beale A, Dawson LP, Shi WY, Vriesendorp PA, Fernando H, Noaman S, Cox S, Stephenson M, Anderson D, Chan W, Kaye DM, Smith K, Stub D. Gender Disparities in Cardiogenic Shock Treatment and Outcomes. Am J Cardiol 2022; 177:14-21. [PMID: 35773044 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.04.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cardiogenic shock is associated with a high risk for morbidity and mortality. The impact of gender on treatment and outcomes is poorly defined. This study aimed to evaluate whether gender influences the clinical management and outcomes of patients with prehospital cardiogenic shock. Consecutive adult patients with cardiogenic shock who were transferred to hospital by emergency medical services (EMS) between January 1, 2015 and June 30, 2019 in Victoria, Australia were included. Data were obtained from individually linked ambulance, hospital, and state death index datasets. The primary outcome assessed was 30-day mortality, stratified by patient gender. Propensity score matching was performed for risk adjustment. Over the study period a total of 3,465 patients were identified and 1,389 patients (40.1%) were women. Propensity score matching yielded 1,330 matched pairs with no differences observed in baseline characteristics, including age, initial vital signs, pre-existing co-morbidities, etiology of shock, and prehospital interventions. In the matched cohort, women had higher rates of 30-day mortality (44.7% vs 39.2%, p = 0.009), underwent less coronary angiography (18.3% vs 27.2%, p <0.001), and revascularization with percutaneous coronary intervention (8.9% vs 14.2%, p <0.001), compared with men. In conclusion, in this large population-based study, women with cardiogenic shock who were transferred by EMS to hospital had significantly worse survival outcomes and reduced rates of invasive cardiac interventions compared to men. These data underscore the urgent need for targeted public health measures to redress gender differences in outcomes and variation with clinical care for patients with cardiogenic shock.
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- Jason E Bloom
- Department of Cardiology, Alfred Health, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia; Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, 75 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia; Department of Cardiology, Western Health, Furlong Road, St Albans, VIC 3021, Australia
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- Ambulance Victoria, 31 Joseph Street, Blackburn, VIC 3130, Australia; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
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- Ambulance Victoria, 31 Joseph Street, Blackburn, VIC 3130, Australia; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia; Department of Paramedicine, Monash University, McMahons Road, Frankston, VIC 3199, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Alfred Health, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia; Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, 75 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Alfred Health, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Alfred Health, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Alfred Health, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia; Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, 75 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Alfred Health, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia; Department of Cardiology, Western Health, Furlong Road, St Albans, VIC 3021, Australia
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- Ambulance Victoria, 31 Joseph Street, Blackburn, VIC 3130, Australia
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- Ambulance Victoria, 31 Joseph Street, Blackburn, VIC 3130, Australia; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Alfred Health, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia; Ambulance Victoria, 31 Joseph Street, Blackburn, VIC 3130, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Alfred Health, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia; Department of Cardiology, Western Health, Furlong Road, St Albans, VIC 3021, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Alfred Health, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia; Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, 75 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
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- Ambulance Victoria, 31 Joseph Street, Blackburn, VIC 3130, Australia; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Alfred Health, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia; Department of Cardiology, Western Health, Furlong Road, St Albans, VIC 3021, Australia; Ambulance Victoria, 31 Joseph Street, Blackburn, VIC 3130, Australia; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia.
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Choi JI, Fordyce CB. Female sex and prognosis following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Does lack of statistical significance equal clinically insignificant? Resuscitation 2022; 179:86-87. [PMID: 35970398 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2022.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jung-In Choi
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Racial/Ethnic and Gender Disparities of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) in Texas. Resuscitation 2022; 179:29-35. [PMID: 35933059 PMCID: PMC9347070 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2022.07.040] [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: 04/21/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Prior research shows a greater disease burden, lower BCPR rates, and worse outcomes in Black and Hispanic patients after OHCA. Female OHCA patients have lower rates of BCPR compared to men and other survival outcomes vary. The influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on OHCA incidence and outcomes in different health disparity populations is unknown. METHODS We used data from the Texas Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES). We determined the association of both prehospital characteristics and survival outcomes with the pandemic period in each study group through Pearson's χ2 test or Fisher's exact tests. We created mixed multivariable logistic regression models to compare odds of cardiac arrest care and outcomes between 2019 and 2020 for the study groups. RESULTS Black OHCA patients (aOR = 0.73; 95% CI: 0.65 - 0.82) had significantly lower odds of BCPR compared to White OHCA patients, were less likely to achieve ROSC (aOR = 0.86; 95% CI: 0.74 - 0.99) or have a good CPC score (aOR = 0.47; 95% CI: 0.29 - 0.75). Compared to White patients with OHCA, Hispanic persons were less likely to have a field TOR (aOR = 0.86; 95% CI: 0.75 - 0.99) or receive BCPR (aOR = 0.78; 95% CI: 0.69 - 0.87). Female OHCA patients had higher odds of surviving to hospital admission compared to males (aOR = 1.29; 95% CI: 1.15 - 1.44). CONCLUSION Many OHCA outcomes worsened for Black and Hispanic patients. While some aspects of care worsened for women, their odds of survival improved compared to males.
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Factors influencing prehospital physicians' decisions to initiate advanced resuscitation for asystolic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients. Resuscitation 2022; 177:19-27. [PMID: 35760227 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2022.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND The decision to initiate or continue advanced life support (ALS) in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) could be difficult due to the lack of information and contextual elements, especially in non-shockable rhythms. This study aims to explore factors associated with clinicians' decision to initiate or continue ALS and the conditions associated with higher variability in asystolic patients. METHODS This retrospective observational study enrolled 2653 asystolic patients on whom either ALS was attempted or not by the emergency medical services (EMS) physician. A multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to find the factors associated with the decision to access ALS. A subgroup analysis was performed on patients with a predicted probability of ALS between 35% and 65%. The single physicians' behaviour was compared to that predicted by the model taking into account the entire agency. RESULTS Age, location of event, bystander CPR and EMS-witnessed event were independent factors influencing physicians' choices about ALS. Non-medical OHCA, younger patients, less experienced physicians, presence of breath activity at the emergency call and a longer time for ALS arrival were more frequent among cases with an expected higher variability in behaviours with ALS. Significant variability was detected between physicians. CONCLUSIONS Significant inter-physician variability in access to ALS could be present within the same EMS, especially among less experienced physicians, non-medical OHCA and in presence of signs of life during emergency call. This arbitrariness has been observed and should be properly addressed by EMS team members as it raises ethical issues regarding the disparity in treatment.
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Lavignasse D, Lemoine S, Karam N, Gaye B, Bougouin W, Beganton F, Jabre P, Loeb T, Agostinucci JM, Dumas F, Lecarpentier E, Jost D, Cariou A, Marijon E, Empana JP, Jouven X. Does age influence out-of-hospital cardiac arrest incidence and outcomes among women? Insights from the Paris SDEC. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE 2022; 11:293-302. [PMID: 35415752 DOI: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuac028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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AIMS Age and sex disparities in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) have been described. Reproductive age may have a protected effect on females vs. males, although results are conflicting. We aimed to clarify this using the Paris Sudden Death Expertise Centre (SDEC) registry. METHODS AND RESULTS The Paris SDEC registry collects OHCAs occurring in the Greater Paris Area. We included all OHCAs of presumed cardiac causes occurring between 2013 and 2018. Patients were divided into age groups: 1-13, 13-50, 50-75, and >75 years. Sex and age disparities in OHCA incidence and outcomes were analysed using multivariable negative binomial and logistic regression models. There were 19 782 OHCAs meeting inclusion criteria: 0.37% aged 1-13 years, 12.4% aged 13-50 years, 40.4% aged 50-75 years, and 46.9% aged >75 years. Adjusted incidence rate ratios (IRRs) in females vs. males were for the youngest to the older age groups: 1.29 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.78-2.13], 0.54 [0.49-0.59], 0.60 [0.56-0.64], and 0.75 [0.67-0.84]. At reproductive age, females were more likely than males to have a return of spontaneous circulation [adjusted odds ratio (OR) 1.60 (1.27-2.02)], to be alive at hospital admission [OR: 1.49 (1.18-1.89)]. In both sexes, patients aged 13-50 years were more likely to survive at hospital discharge than those aged 50-75 years [males: OR 1.81 (1.49-2.20), females: 2.24 (1.54-3.25)]. However, at reproductive age, no sex disparity was observed in survival at hospital discharge [OR: 1.16 (0.75-1.80)]. CONCLUSION Incidence rate ratios were similar between pre- and post-menopausal aged patients. At reproductive age, no sex disparity in survival at hospital discharge was observed, suggesting that menopausal status may not influence OHCA occurrence and prognosis.
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- Delphine Lavignasse
- Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Paris, INSERM Unit 970, 56 Leblanc street, 75015 Paris, France
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- Brigade des Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris (BSPP), 1 place Jules Renard, 75017 Paris, France
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- Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Paris, INSERM Unit 970, 56 Leblanc street, 75015 Paris, France
- Department of Cardiology, European Georges Pompidou Hospital, APHP, 20 Leblanc street, 75015 Paris, France
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- Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Paris, INSERM Unit 970, 56 Leblanc street, 75015 Paris, France
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- Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Paris, INSERM Unit 970, 56 Leblanc street, 75015 Paris, France
- Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Ramsay Générale de Santé, Hôpital Privé Jacques Cartier, 6 Noyer Lambert avenue, 91300 Massy, France
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- Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Paris, INSERM Unit 970, 56 Leblanc street, 75015 Paris, France
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- Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Paris, INSERM Unit 970, 56 Leblanc street, 75015 Paris, France
- Emergency Medical Services, SAMU 75, Necker Enfants Malades Hospital, APHP, 11 rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France
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- Emergency Medical Services, SAMU 92, Raymond Poincaré Hospital, APHP, 104, Raymond-Poincaré boulevard, 92380 Garches, France
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- Emergency Medical Services, SAMU 93, Hôpital Avicenne, APHP, 125 Stalingrad street, 93000 Bobigny, France
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- Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Paris, INSERM Unit 970, 56 Leblanc street, 75015 Paris, France
- Emergency Department, Cochin-Hotel-Dieu Hospital, APHP, 27 Faubourg Saint-Jacques, street 75014 Paris, France
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- Emergency Medical Services, SAMU 94, Henri Mondor Hospital, APHP, 1 Gustave Eiffel street, 94000 Créteil, France
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- Department of Cardiology, European Georges Pompidou Hospital, APHP, 20 Leblanc street, 75015 Paris, France
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- Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Paris, INSERM Unit 970, 56 Leblanc street, 75015 Paris, France
- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital Cochin Hospital, APHP, 27 Faubourg Saint-Jacques, street,75014 Paris, France
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- Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Paris, INSERM Unit 970, 56 Leblanc street, 75015 Paris, France
- Department of Cardiology, European Georges Pompidou Hospital, APHP, 20 Leblanc street, 75015 Paris, France
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- Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Paris, INSERM Unit 970, 56 Leblanc street, 75015 Paris, France
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- Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Paris, INSERM Unit 970, 56 Leblanc street, 75015 Paris, France
- Department of Cardiology, European Georges Pompidou Hospital, APHP, 20 Leblanc street, 75015 Paris, France
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Huebinger R, Chavez S, Abella BS, Al-Araji R, Witkov R, Panczyk M, Villa N, Bobrow B. Race and Ethnicity Disparities in Post-Arrest Care in Texas. Resuscitation 2022; 176:99-106. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2022.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Huebinger R, Abella BS, Chavez S, Luber S, Al-Araji R, Panczyk M, Waller-Delarosa J, Villa N, Bobrow B. Socioeconomic Status and Post-Arrest Care after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Texas. Resuscitation 2022; 176:107-116. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2022.03.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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McDonald N, Little N, Grierson R, Weldon E. Sex and Gender Equity in Prehospital Electrocardiogram Acquisition. Prehosp Disaster Med 2022; 37:1-7. [PMID: 35260220 PMCID: PMC8948485 DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x2200036x] [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: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Research in cardiac care has identified significant gender-based differences across many outcomes. Women with heart disease are less likely both to be diagnosed and to receive standard care. Gender-based disparities in the prehospital setting are under-researched, but they were found to exist within rates of 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) acquisition within one urban Emergency Medical Services (EMS) agency. STUDY OBJECTIVE This study evaluates the quality improvement (QI) initiative that was implemented in that agency to raise overall rates of 12-lead ECG acquisition and reduce the gap in acquisition rates between men and women. METHODS This QI project included two interventions: revised indications for 12-lead acquisition, and training that highlighted sex- and gender-based differences relevant to patient care. To evaluate this project, a retrospective database review identified all patient contacts that potentially involved cardiac assessment over 18 months. The primary outcome was the rate of 12-lead acquisition among patients with qualifying complaints. This was assessed by mean rates of acquisition in before and after periods, as well as segmented regression in an interrupted time series. Secondary outcomes included differences in rates of 12-lead acquisition, both overall and in individual complaint categories, each compared between men/women and before/after the interventions. RESULTS Among patients with qualifying complaints, the mean rate of 12-lead acquisition in the lead-in period was 22.5% (95% CI, 21.8% - 23.2%) with no discernible trend. The protocol change and training were each associated with a significant absolute level increase in the acquisition rate: 2.09% (95% CI, 0.21% - 4.0%; P = .03) and 3.2% (95% CI, 1.18% - 5.22%; P = .003), respectively. When compared by gender and time period, women received fewer 12-leads than men overall, and more 12-leads were acquired after the interventions than before. There were also significant interactions between gender and period, both overall (2.8%; 95% CI, 1.9% - 3.6%; P < .0001) and in all complaint categories except falls and heart problems. CONCLUSION This QI project resulted in an increase in 12-leads acquired. Pre-existing gaps in rates of acquisition between men and women were reduced but did not disappear. On-going research is examining the reasons behind these differences from the perspective of prehospital providers.
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- Neil McDonald
- Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Applied Health Sciences - University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Department of Emergency Medicine - University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Shared Health Manitoba - Emergency Response Services, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Department of Emergency Medicine - University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Liu N, Ning Y, Ong MEH, Saffari SE, Ryu HH, Kajino K, Lin CH, Karim SA, Rao GR, Ho AFW, Lim SL, Siddiqui FJ. Gender disparities among adult recipients of layperson bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation by location of cardiac arrest in Pan-Asian communities: A registry-based study. EClinicalMedicine 2022; 44:101293. [PMID: 35198919 PMCID: PMC8850341 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BCPR) is a critical component of the 'chain of survival' in reducing mortality among out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) victims. Inconsistent findings on gender disparities among adult recipients of layperson BCPR have been reported in the literature. We aimed to fill this knowledge gap by investigating the extent of gender disparities in a cross-national setting within Pan-Asian communities. METHODS We utilised data collected from the Pan-Asian Resuscitation Outcomes Study (PAROS), an international, multicentre, prospective study conducted between 2009 and 2018. We included all OHCA cases with non-traumatic arrest aetiology transported by emergency medical services and excluded study sites that did not consistently collect information about the location of cardiac arrest. Logistic regression was used to analyse the association between gender and BCPR, stratified by location. FINDINGS We analysed a cohort of 56,192 OHCA cases with an overall BCPR rate of 36.2% (20,329/56,192). At public locations, the BCPR rate was 31.2% (631/2022) for female and 36.4% (3235/8892) for male OHCA victims; while at home, the rate was 38.3% (6838/17,842) for females and 35.1% (9625/27,436) for males. Controlling for site differences and several factors in multivariable logistic regression, we found females less likely to receive BCPR than males in public locations (odds ratio [OR]=0.89, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.70-0.99), but more likely to receive BCPR at home (OR=1.16, 95% CI: 1.11-1.21). INTERPRETATION In Pan-Asian communities, gender differences exist in adult recipients of BCPR and differ between home and public locations. Future studies should account for additional information on bystanders and societal factors to identify targets for interventions. FUNDING The study was supported by grants from the National Medical Research Council (NMRC/CSA/0049/2013) and Laerdal Foundation (20040).
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- Nan Liu
- Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Health Services Research Centre, Singapore Health Services, Singapore, Singapore
- Institute of Data Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Corresponding author at: Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
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- Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Health Services Research Centre, Singapore Health Services, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital Sungai Buloh, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
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- GVK Emergency Management and Research Institute (GVK EMRI), Secunderabad, Telangana, India
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- Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore, Singapore
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Fan R, Yang S, Bu X, Chen Y, Wang Y, Shen B, Qiu C, Li X. Symptomatic Features and Factors Associated With Do-Not-Resuscitate Consent in Advanced Cancer Patients Admitted to Palliative Care Ward. Am J Hosp Palliat Care 2022; 39:1312-1324. [PMID: 35041534 DOI: 10.1177/10499091211068824] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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This study aimed to conduct a retrospective cross-sectional study to investigate the prevalence of symptoms and symptom clusters on sociodemographic and disease characteristics, as well as factors associated with Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) consent. Advanced cancer patients were enrolled between 2018 and 2020 with available data. Demographic and clinical data were obtained for analysis from Hospital Information System (HIS) in China. Symptom clusters were extracted by hierarchical cluster analysis. Chi-square test and multiple logistic regression were conducted to investigate the prevalence characteristics of symptoms and influencing factors of DNR consent, respectively. 798 advanced cancer patients were enrolled. The most prevalent symptoms were pain (93%), anorexia (36.5%), and sleep disorders (34.2%). High heart rate was associated with poor performance status and more symptoms. Three clusters were extracted: fatigue-related, respiratory-circulatory system, and digestive system symptom clusters. The incidence of symptoms was statistically significant in age, gender, education level, residence, BMI, performance status, distress score, ADL, and primary pain level. The DNR signature rate was 15.5%. Female, distant metastasis, in-ward rescue, and appearance of dyspnea were independent influencing factors of DNR signature.Chinese hospitalized cancer patients had more symptoms burden that were influenced by various demographic characteristics, especially pain and fatigue-related symptoms. Concerning the trajectory of vital signs is important among advanced cancer patients. The DNR signature rate was lower and our finding indicating an urgency to accurately assess the prognosis and give more palliative care education to enhance DNR rates and early signing in Chinese context.
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- Rongrong Fan
- 117924Hunan Cancer Hospital/Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- 117924Hunan Cancer Hospital/Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- 12570Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- 117924Hunan Cancer Hospital/Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- 117924Hunan Cancer Hospital/Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- 117924Hunan Cancer Hospital/Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- 117924Hunan Cancer Hospital/Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- 117924Hunan Cancer Hospital/Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University, Changsha, China
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Stankovic N, Holmberg MJ, Høybye M, Granfeldt A, Andersen LW. Age and sex differences in outcomes after in-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 2021; 165:58-65. [PMID: 34098034 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION While specific factors have been associated with outcomes after in-hospital cardiac arrest, the association between sex and outcomes remains debated. Moreover, age-specific sex differences in outcomes have not been fully characterized in this population. METHODS Adult patients (≥18 years) with an index in-hospital cardiac arrest were included from the Danish In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Registry (DANARREST) from January 1st, 2017 to December 31st, 2018. Population-based registries were used to obtain data on patient characteristics, cardiac arrest characteristics, and outcomes. Unadjusted and adjusted estimates for return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), survival to 30 days, survival to one year, duration of resuscitation, and post-cardiac arrest time-to-death were computed. RESULTS A total of 3266 patients were included, of which 2041 (62%) patients were male with a median age of 73 years (quartiles: 64, 80). Among 1225 (38%) female patients, the median age was 76 years (quartiles: 67, 83). Younger age was associated with higher odds of ROSC and survival. Sex was not associated with ROSC and survival in the unadjusted analyses. In the adjusted analyses, women had 1.32 (95%CI: 1.12, 1.54) times the odds of survival to 30 days and 1.26 (95%CI: 1.02, 1.57) times the odds of survival to one year compared to men. The overall association between sex and survival did not vary substantially across age categories, although female sex was associated with a higher survival within certain age categories. Among patients who did not achieve ROSC, female sex was associated with a shorter duration of resuscitation, which was more pronounced in younger age categories. CONCLUSIONS In this study of patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest, female sex was associated with a shorter duration of resuscitation among patients without ROSC but a higher survival to 30 days and one year. While the overall association between sex and outcomes did not vary substantially across age categories, female sex was associated with a higher survival within certain age categories.
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- Nikola Stankovic
- Research Center for Emergency Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
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- Research Center for Emergency Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark; Department of Cardiology, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark.
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- Research Center for Emergency Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
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- Research Center for Emergency Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark; Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark; Prehospital Emergency Medical Services, Central Denmark Region, Denmark.
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