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Kurek K, Swieczkowski D, Pruc M, Tomaszewska M, Cubala WJ, Szarpak L. Predictive Performance of Neuron-Specific Enolase (NSE) for Survival after Resuscitation from Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Clin Med 2023; 12:7655. [PMID: 38137724 PMCID: PMC10744223 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12247655] [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: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
Abstract
The prediction of outcomes following cardiac arrest continues to provide significant difficulties. A preferred strategy involves adopting a multimodal approach, which encompasses the careful evaluation of the biomarker neuron-specific enolase (NSE). This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to gather and summarize new and existing evidence on the prediction effect of neuron-specific enolase for survival to hospital discharge among adult patients with cardiac arrest. We searched PubMed Central, Scopus, EMBASE databases, and the Cochrane Library without language restrictions from their inceptions until 30 October 2023 and checked the reference lists of the included studies. Pooled results were reported as standardized mean differences (SMDs) and were presented with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The primary outcome was survival to hospital discharge (SHD). Eighty-six articles with 10,845 participants were included. NSE showed a notable degree of specificity in its ability to predict mortality as well as neurological status among individuals who experienced cardiac arrest (p < 0.05). This study demonstrates the ability to predict fatality rates and neurological outcomes, both during the time of admission and at various time intervals after cardiac arrest. The use of NSE in a multimodal neuroprognostication algorithm has promise in improving the accuracy of prognoses for persons who have undergone cardiac arrest.
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Affiliation(s)
- Krzysztof Kurek
- Department of Clinical Research and Development, LUXMED Group, 02-676 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-210 Gdansk, Poland
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- Research Unit, Polish Society of Disaster Medicine, 05-806 Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Public Health, International Academy of Ecology and Medicine, 02000 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Clinical Research and Development, LUXMED Group, 02-676 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Outcomes Research, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Medical Academy, 03-411 Warsaw, Poland
- Henry JN Taub Department of Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Research Unit, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Bialystok Oncology Center, 15-027 Bialystok, Poland
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Obling LER, Beske RP, Meyer MAS, Grand J, Wiberg S, Nyholm B, Josiassen J, Søndergaard FT, Mohr T, Damm-Hejmdal A, Bjerre M, Frikke-Schmidt R, Folke F, Møller JE, Kjaergaard J, Hassager C. Prehospital high-dose methylprednisolone in resuscitated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients (STEROHCA): a randomized clinical trial. Intensive Care Med 2023; 49:1467-1478. [PMID: 37943300 PMCID: PMC10709228 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-023-07247-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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PURPOSE Patients who are successfully resuscitated following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are still at a high risk of neurological damage and death. Inflammation and brain injury are components of the post-cardiac arrest syndrome, and can be assessed by systemic interleukin 6 (IL-6) and neuron-specific enolase (NSE). Anti-inflammatory treatment with methylprednisolone may dampen inflammation, thereby improving outcome. This study aimed to determine if prehospital high-dose methylprednisolone could reduce IL-6 and NSE in comatose OHCA patients. METHODS The STEROHCA trial was a randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled, phase II prehospital trial performed at two cardiac arrest centers in Denmark. Resuscitated comatose patients with suspected cardiac etiology were randomly assigned 1:1 to a single intravenous injection of 250 mg methylprednisolone or placebo. The co-primary outcome was reduction of IL-6 and NSE-blood levels measured daily for 72 h from admission. The main secondary outcome was survival at 180 days follow-up. RESULTS We randomized 137 patients to methylprednisolone (n = 68) or placebo (n = 69). We found reduced IL-6 levels (p < 0.0001) in the intervention group, with median (interquartile range, IQR) levels at 24 h of 2.1 pg/ml (1.0; 7.1) and 30.7 pg/ml (14.2; 59) in the placebo group. We observed no difference between groups in NSE levels (p = 0.22), with levels at 48 h of 18.8 ug/L (14.4; 24.6) and 14.8 ug/L (11.2; 19.4) in the intervention and placebo group, respectively. In the intervention group, 51 (75%) patients survived and 44 (64%) in the placebo group. CONCLUSION Prehospital treatment with high-dose methylprednisolone to resuscitated comatose OHCA patients, resulted in reduced IL-6 levels after 24 h, but did not reduce NSE levels.
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- Laust E R Obling
- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet - Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet - Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet - Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet - Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet - Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Thoracic Anesthesiology, Rigshospitalet - Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet - Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet - Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet - Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital - Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Emergency Services, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Medical/Steno, Aarhus Research Laboratory, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Rigshospitalet - Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Emergency Services, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital - University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet - Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet - Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet - Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Seppä AMJ, Skrifvars MB, Pekkarinen PT. Inflammatory response after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest-Impact on outcome and organ failure development. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2023; 67:1273-1287. [PMID: 37337696 DOI: 10.1111/aas.14291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 05/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Post-cardiac arrest syndrome that occurs in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients is characterized by inflammatory response. We conducted a scoping review of current evidence regarding several inflammatory markers' usefulness for assessment of patient outcome and illness severity. We also discuss the proposed underlying mechanisms leading to inflammatory response after OHCA. METHODS We searched the MEDLINE, PubMed Central, Cochrane CENTRAL and Web of Science Core Collection databases with the following search terms: ("inflammation" OR "cytokines") AND "out-of-hospital cardiac arrest." Each inflammatory marker found was combined with "out-of-hospital cardiac arrest" using "AND" to find further relevant studies. We included original studies measuring inflammatory markers in adult OHCA patients that assessed their prognostic capabilities for mortality, neurological outcome, or organ failure severity. RESULTS Fifty-nine studies met the inclusion criteria, covering in total 65 different markers. Interleukin-6 (IL-6), procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) were the most studied markers, and they were associated with poor outcomes in 13/15, 13/14 and 11/17 studies, respectively. Based on area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) value, the time point of best discriminatory capacity for poor outcome was ICU admission for IL-6 (median AUC 0.78, range 0.71-0.98) and day one after OHCA for PCT (median AUC 0.84, range 0.61-0.98). Seven studies reported AUCs for CRP (range 0.52-0.76) with no measurement time point being superior to others. The association of IL-6 and PCT with outcome appeared stronger in studies with more severely ill patients. Studies reported conflicting results regarding each marker's association with organ failure severity. CONCLUSION Inflammatory markers are potentially useful for early risk stratification after OHCA. PCT and IL-6 have moderate prognostic value during the first 24 h of the ICU stay. Predictive accuracy appears to be associated with the study overall event rate.
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- Asser M J Seppä
- Division of Intensive Care, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Emergency Care and Services, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Intensive Care, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Monard C, Bianchi N, Poli E, Altarelli M, Debonneville A, Oddo M, Liaudet L, Schneider A. Cytokine hemoadsorption with CytoSorb ® in post-cardiac arrest syndrome, a pilot randomized controlled trial. Crit Care 2023; 27:36. [PMID: 36691082 PMCID: PMC9869834 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-023-04323-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Hemoadsorption (HA) might mitigate the systemic inflammatory response associated with post-cardiac arrest syndrome (PCAS) and improve outcomes. Here, we investigated the feasibility, safety and efficacy of HA with CytoSorb® in cardiac arrest (CA) survivors at risk of PCAS. METHODS In this pilot randomized controlled trial, we included patients admitted to our intensive care unit following CA and likely to develop PCAS: required norepinephrine (> 0.2 µg/kg/min), and/or had serum lactate > 6 mmol/l and/or a time-to-return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) > 25 min. Those requiring ECMO or renal replacement therapy were excluded. Eligible patients were randomly allocated to either receive standard of care (SOC) or SOC plus HA. Hemoadsorption was performed as stand-alone therapy for 24 h, using CytoSorb® and regional heparin-protamine anticoagulation. We collected feasibility, safety and clinical data as well as serial plasma cytokines levels within 72 h of randomization. RESULTS We enrolled 21 patients, of whom 16 (76%) had out-of-hospital CA. Median (IQR) time-to-ROSC was 30 (20, 45) minutes. Ten were assigned to the HA group and 11 to the SOC group. Hemoadsorption was initiated in all patients allocated to the HA group within 18 (11, 23) h of ICU admission and conducted for a median duration of 21 (14, 24) h. The intervention was well tolerated except for a trend for a higher rate of aPTT elevation (5 (50%) vs 2 (18%) p = 0.18) and mild (100-150 G/L) thrombocytopenia at day 1 (5 (50%) vs 2 (18%) p = 0.18). Interleukin (IL)-6 plasma levels at randomization were low (< 100 pg/mL) in 10 (48%) patients and elevated (> 1000 pg/mL) in 6 (29%). The median relative reduction in IL-6 at 48 h was 75% (60, 94) in the HA group versus 5% (- 47, 70) in the SOC group (p = 0.06). CONCLUSIONS In CA survivors at risk of PCAS, HA was feasible, safe and was associated with a nonsignificant reduction in cytokine plasma levels. Future trials are needed to further define the role of HA after CA. Those studies should include cytokine assessment to enrich the study population. TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT03523039, registered 14 May 2018.
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- Céline Monard
- Adult Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Adult Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Adult Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Adult Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Adult Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
- Thoracic Surgery Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Adult Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
- Faculty of Biology and Medicine (FBM), University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
- Medical Directorate, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Adult Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
- Faculty of Biology and Medicine (FBM), University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Adult Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Faculty of Biology and Medicine (FBM), University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
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