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Correlation of Patients' Baseline Characteristics with Success Rate of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; a Cross-Sectional Study. ADVANCED JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2019; 3:e6. [PMID: 31172117 PMCID: PMC6548081 DOI: 10.22114/ajem.v0i0.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Introduction: Many advances have been made in method, applied medications and the skill of the treatment staff for performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), yet the rate of mortality following cardiac arrest is still high, which is affected by many factors. Objective: This study was designed and performed aiming to evaluate the effective factors in the success rate of CPR. Method: This cross-sectional study was performed on patients who had undergone CPR in Dr. Shariati Hospital, Isfahan, Iran, from March 2017 to March 2018. A pre-designed checklist was used for data gathering, which included questions regarding demographic data and medical history of the patients, data related to CPR and the final outcome of resuscitation. Results: A total of 190 patients with the mean age of 69.4±17.7 years were evaluated in the present study, 115 (60.5%) of which were male. Overall, 28.9% of CPRs were initially successful and 5.3% of the cases were finally discharged from the hospital. There was no significant correlation between CPR success and age, sex, hospitalization ward, time interval between hospitalization and cardiac arrest, the number of CPR attempts, or working shift (p > 0.05). On the other hand, CPR success significantly correlated with underlying illnesses and the first cardiac rhythm recorded before the initiation of resuscitation (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Based on the findings of the present study, it seems that underlying illness and the initial cardiac rhythm recorded correlate with the probability of CPR success.
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Moosajee US, Saleem SG, Iftikhar S, Samad L. Outcomes following cardiopulmonary resuscitation in an emergency department of a low- and middle-income country. Int J Emerg Med 2018; 11:40. [PMID: 31179917 PMCID: PMC6326149 DOI: 10.1186/s12245-018-0200-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2018] [Accepted: 09/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a key component of emergency care following cardiac arrest. A better understanding of factors that influence CPR outcomes and their prognostic implications would help guide care. A retrospective analysis of 800 adult patients that sustained an in- or out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and underwent CPR in the emergency department of a tertiary care facility in Karachi, Pakistan, between 2008 and 15 was conducted. METHODS Patient demographics, clinical history, and CPR characteristics data were collected. Logistic regression model was applied to assess predictors of return of spontaneous circulation and survival to discharge. Analysis was conducted using SPSS v.21.0. RESULTS Four hundred sixty-eight patients met the study's inclusion criteria, and overall return of spontaneous circulation and survival to discharge were achieved in 128 (27.4%) and 35 (7.5%) patients respectively. Mean age of patients sustaining return of spontaneous circulation was 52 years and that of survival to discharge was 49 years. The independent predictors of return of spontaneous circulation included age ≤ 49 years, witnessed arrest, ≤ 30 min interval between collapse-to-start, and 1-4 shocks given during CPR (aOR (95% CI) 2.2 (1.3-3.6), 1.9 (1.0-3.7), 14.6 (4.9-43.4), and 3.0 (1.4-6.4) respectively), whereas, age ≤ 52 years, bystander resuscitation, and initial rhythm documented (pulseless electrical activity and ventricular fibrillation) were independent predictors of survival to discharge (aOR (95% CI) 2.5 (0.9-6.5), 1.4 (0.5-3.8), 5.3 (1.5-18.4), and 3.1 (1.0-10.2) respectively). CONCLUSION Our study notes that while the majority of arrests occur out of the hospital, only a small proportion of those arrests receive on-site CPR, which is a key contributor to unfavorable outcomes in this group. It is recommended that effective pre-hospital emergency care systems be established in developing countries which could potentially improve post-arrest outcomes. Younger patients, CPR initiation soon after arrest, presenting rhythm of pulseless ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation, and those requiring up to four shocks to revive are more likely to achieve favorable outcomes.
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- Umme Salama Moosajee
- Center for Essential Surgical and Acute Care, Global Health Directorate, Indus Health Network, 5th Floor, Woodcraft Building, Sector 47, Korangi Creek Road, Karachi, 75300 Pakistan
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- Indus Hospital Research Center, The Indus Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Center for Essential Surgical and Acute Care, Global Health Directorate, Indus Health Network, 5th Floor, Woodcraft Building, Sector 47, Korangi Creek Road, Karachi, 75300 Pakistan
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Mawani M, Kadir MM, Azam I, Mehmood A, McNally B, Stevens K, Nuruddin R, Ishaq M, Razzak JA. Epidemiology and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in a developing country-a multicenter cohort study. BMC Emerg Med 2016; 16:28. [PMID: 27465304 PMCID: PMC4963996 DOI: 10.1186/s12873-016-0093-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2015] [Accepted: 07/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Overall survival after an OHCA has been reported to be poor and limited studies have been conducted in developing countries. We aimed to investigate the rates of survival from OHCA and explore components of the chain of survival in a developing country. Methods We conducted a multicenter prospective cohort study in the emergency departments (ED) of five major public and private sector hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan from January 2013 to April 2013. Twenty-four hour data collection was performed by trained data collectors, using a structured questionnaire. All patients ≥18 years of age, presenting with OHCA of cardiac origin, were included. Patients with do-not-resuscitate status or referred from other hospitals were excluded. Our primary outcome was survival of OHCA patients at the end of ED stay. Results During the three month period, data was obtained from 310 OHCA patients. The overall survival to ED discharge was 1.6 % which decreased to 0 % at 2-months after discharge. More than half (58.3 %) of these OHCA patients were brought to the hospital in a non-EMS (emergency medical service) vehicle i.e. public or private transportation. Patients utilizing non-EMS transportation reached the hospital earlier with a median time of 23 min compared to patients utilizing any type of ambulances which had a delay of 7 min hospital reaching time (median time 30 min). However, patients utilizing ambulances with life-support facilities, as compared to all other types of pre-hospital transportation, had the shortest time to first life-support intervention (15 min). Most of the patients (92.9 %) had a witnessed cardiac arrest out of which only a small percentage (2.3 %) received bystander CPR (cardio pulmonary resuscitation). Median time from arrest to receiving first CPR was 20 min. Only 1 % of patients were found to have a shockable rhythm on first assessment. Conclusion This study showed that the overall survival of OHCA is null in this population. Lack of bystander CPR and weaker emergency medical services (EMS) leading to a delay in receiving life-support interventions were some of the important observations. Poor survival emphasizes the need to standardize EMS systems, initiate public awareness programs and strengthen links in the chain of survival. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12873-016-0093-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Minaz Mawani
- Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, First floor, Faculty Offices Building, Stadium road, P.O. Box 3500, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan.
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Emory University School of Medicine & Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Surgery Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, First floor, Faculty Offices Building, Stadium road, P.O. Box 3500, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan.,Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan University & Aman Health, Aman Foundation, Karachi, Pakistan
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Oh YT, Kim YH, Sohn YD, Park SM, Shin DH, Hwang SY, Cho SJ, Park SO, Hong CK, Ahn HC, Lee YH. Early hyperoxemia may not increase mortality after cardiac arrest: a pilot study. Clin Exp Emerg Med 2014; 1:28-34. [PMID: 27752549 PMCID: PMC5052821 DOI: 10.15441/ceem.14.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2014] [Revised: 08/16/2014] [Accepted: 08/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Objective International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation guidelines advocate an arterial saturation of 94% to 96% after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). However, a few clinical trials have investigated the impact of postresuscitative O2 therapy after cardiac arrest. We studied whether early hyperoxemia is associated with a poor post-ROSC outcome after in-hospital cardiac arrest. Methods We retrospectively reviewed patients who experienced an in-hospital cardiac arrest from January 2005 to January 2011. Based on the results of the first arterial blood gas analysis (ABGA) within 10 minutes and a second ABGA from 60 to 120 minutes after ROSC, patients were classified into three groups: hyperoxemia (PaO2 ≥ 300 mmHg), normoxemia (300 mmHg > PaO2 ≥ 60 mmHg), and hypoxemia (PaO2 < 60 mmHg or ratio of PaO2 to fraction of inspired oxygen < 300). We examined whether early hyperoxemia was associated with survival and neurological outcome. Results There were 792 patients who met the inclusion criteria: 638 (80.6%) in the hypoxemia group, 62 (7.8%) in the normoxemia group, and 92 (11.6%) in the hyperoxemia group. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that hyperoxemia was not associated with survival (odds ratio [OR], 1.07; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.30 to 3.84) or neurological outcome (OR, 1.03; 95% CI, 0.31 to 3.40). Conclusion Postresuscitation hyperoxemia was not associated with survival or neurological outcome in patients with ROSC after in-hospital cardiac arrest.
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- Young Taeck Oh
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University School of Medicine, Anyang, Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University School of Medicine, Anyang, Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University School of Medicine, Anyang, Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Bundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University School of Medicine, Anyang, Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University School of Medicine, Anyang, Korea
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Xue JK, Leng QY, Gao YZ, Chen SQ, Li ZP, Li HP, Huang WJ, Cheng JY, Zhang J, He AW. Factors influencing outcomes after cardiopulmonary resuscitation in emergency department. World J Emerg Med 2014; 4:183-9. [PMID: 25215116 PMCID: PMC4129855 DOI: 10.5847/wjem.j.issn.1920-8642.2013.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2013] [Accepted: 07/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The outcome of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) may depend on a variety of factors related to patient status or resuscitation management. To evaluate the factors influencing the outcome of CPR after cardiac arrest (CA) will be conducive to improve the effectiveness of resuscitation. Therefore, a study was designed to assess these factors in the emergency department (ED) of a city hospital. METHODS A CPR registry conforming to the Utstein-style template was conducted in the ED of the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College from January 2005 to December 2011. The outcomes of CPR were compared in various factors groups. The primary outcomes were rated to return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), 24-hour survival, survival to discharge and discharge with favorable neurological outcomes. Univariate analysis and multivariable logistic regression analysis were performed to evaluate factors associated with survival. RESULTS A total of 725 patients were analyzed in the study. Of these patients, 187 (25.8%) had ROSC, 100 (13.8%) survived for 24 hours, 48 (6.6%) survived to discharge, and 23 (3.2%) survived to discharge with favorable neurologic outcomes. A logistic regression analysis demonstrated that the independent predictors of ROSC included traumatic etiology, first monitored rhythms, CPR duration, and total adrenaline dose. The independent predictors of 24-hour survival included traumatic etiology, cardiac etiology, first monitored rhythm and CPR duration. Previous status, cardiac etiology, first monitored rhythms and CPR duration were included in independent predictors of survival to discharge and neurologically favorable survival to discharge. CONCLUSIONS Shockable rhythms, CPR duration ≤15 minutes and total adrenaline dose ≤5 mg were favorable predictors of ROSC, whereas traumatic etiology was unfavorable. Cardiac etiology, shockable rhythms and CPR duration ≤15 minutes were favorable predictors of 24-hour survival, whereas traumatic etiology was unfavorable. Cardiac etiology, shockable rhythms, CPR duration ≤15 minutes were favorable predictors of survival to discharge and neurologically favorable survival to discharge, but previous terminal illness or multiple organ failure (MOF) was unfavorable.
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- Ji-Ke Xue
- Department of Emergency Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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Kuklin V. Survival rate in patients after sudden cardiac arrest at the university hospital of northern Norway treated with or without opioids: A retrospective evaluation. Saudi J Anaesth 2013; 7:310-4. [PMID: 24015136 PMCID: PMC3757806 DOI: 10.4103/1658-354x.115355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Experimental studies both in vivo and in vitro show significantly increased survival rate in animals and in cortical neurons respectively exposed to acute hypoxia and pre-treated with opioids compared to non-treated counterparts. Thus, the main aim of the study was to examine survival rates in patients after sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in the hospital who were or were not treated with opioids before and/or during cardiac pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). METHODS The registry SCA database at the University Hospital of Northern Norway (UNN) for the period of January 2006-December 2009 was used to obtain data for the evaluation. Inclusion criteria were observed SCA at UNN for patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 1-3. Exclusion criteria included ASA four to five patients and unobserved SCA. Study patients were divided into two groups: Those not treated with opioids and those treated with opioids not more then 3 h before and/or during CPR. Survival rate 1, 2, 3 and 28 days post CPR were compared for the two groups. RESULTS A total of 117 patients were registered in the SCA database at UNN for the period from January 2006 to December 2009. Sixty seven patients were excluded from the study: 17 patients had an unknown time of SCA dιbut, two patients had only syncope and 48 were ASA four to five patients. A total of 50 ASA one to three patients were included in the study, 33 and 17 patients respectively in the control and opioid-treated groups. The patients who were treated with opioids before or during CPR had a significantly higher 1, 2, 3 and 28 days survival rate as compared to those receiving only conventional CPR. The model was adjusted for duration of CPR (P=0.047) and treatment with adrenaline (P=0.779) in the groups. Adjusted Odds ratio was 0.075 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.015-0.387). Relative risk of fatal outcome in the opioids group was 0.2944 (95% CI: 0.1549-0.5594). CONCLUSION Significantly higher 1, 2, 3 and 28 days survival rate and reduced duration of CPR were found in the patients additionally treated with opioids compared to ordinary resuscitation. Further prospective, randomized, controlled trials are needed to investigate the effects of early administration of opioids during CPR on survival and brain function in patients with witnessed in-hospital SCA.
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- Vladimir Kuklin
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Kongsberg Hospital, Kongsberg, Norway
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Saghafinia M, Motamedi MHK, Piryaie M, Rafati H, Saghafi A, Jalali A, Madani SJ, Kolahdehi RB. Survival after in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a major referral center. Saudi J Anaesth 2011; 4:68-71. [PMID: 20927265 PMCID: PMC2945517 DOI: 10.4103/1658-354x.65131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Aim: This study was undertaken to assess the demographics, clinical parameters and outcomes of patients undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), by the code blue team at our center to compare with other centers. Materials and Methods: Data were collected retrospectively from all adult patients who underwent CPR at our hospital from 2007 to 2008. CPR was performed on 290 patients and it was given 313 times. Clinical outcomes of interest were survival at the end of CPR and survival at discharge from the hospital. Factors associated with survival were evaluated via binomial and chi square-tests. Results: Of the 290 patients included, 95 patients (30.4%) had successful CPR. However, only 35 patients (12%) were alive at discharge. The majority requiring CPR were above 60 years of age (61.7%). Males required CPR more than females. There were 125 women (43.1%) and 165 males (56.9%) aged 3 to 78 (average 59.6) years. Majority (179) of the cases (61.7%) were above 60 years of age. Regarding the various wards, 54 cases (17.3%) were in the internal medicine ward, 63 cases (20.1%) in the surgery ward, 1 case (0.3%) in the clinic, 11 cases (3.5%) in the paraclinic, 116 cases (37.1%) in the emergency (ER), 55 cases (17.5%) in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Coronary Care Unit (CCU), and 13 cases (4.2%) were in other wards. Cardiac massage was done in 133 cases (42.5%), defibrillation only via electroshock 3 cases (1%), and both were used in177 cases (56.5%). The ER had the most cases of CPR. Both cardiac massage and electroshock defibrillation were needed in most cases. Conclusion: In-hospital CPR for cardiopulmonary arrest was associated with 30.4% success at our center at the end of CPR but only 12% were alive at discharge. Duration of CPR >10 minutes was predictive of significantly decreased survival to discharge.
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- Masoud Saghafinia
- Trauma Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Creutzfeldt J, Hedman L, Medin C, Heinrichs WL, Felländer-Tsai L. Exploring virtual worlds for scenario-based repeated team training of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in medical students. J Med Internet Res 2010; 12:e38. [PMID: 20813717 PMCID: PMC2956337 DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2009] [Revised: 02/26/2010] [Accepted: 05/25/2010] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Contemporary learning technologies, such as massively multiplayer virtual worlds (MMVW), create new means for teaching and training. However, knowledge about the effectiveness of such training is incomplete, and there are no data regarding how students experience it. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a field within medicine in high demand for new and effective training modalities. Objective In addition to finding a feasible way to implement CPR training, our aim was to investigate how a serious game setting in a virtual world using avatars would influence medical students’ subjective experiences as well as their retention of knowledge. Methods An MMVW was refined and used in a study to train 12 medical students in CPR in 3-person teams in a repeated fashion 6 months apart. An exit questionnaire solicited reflections over their experiences. As the subjects trained in 4 CPR scenarios, measurements of self-efficacy, concentration, and mental strain were made in addition to measuring knowledge. Engagement modes and coping strategies were also studied. Parametric and nonparametric statistical analyses were carried out according to distribution of the data. Results The majority of the subjects reported that they had enjoyed the training, had found it to be suitable, and had learned something new, although several asked for more difficult and complex scenarios as well as a richer virtual environment. The mean values for knowledge dropped during the 6 months from 8.0/10 to 6.25/10 (P = .002). Self-efficacy increased from before to after each of the two training sessions, from 5.9/7 to 6.5/7 (P = .01) after the first and from 6.0/7 to 6.7/7 (P = .03) after the second. The mean perceived concentration value increased from 54.2/100 to 66.6/100 (P = .006), and in general the mental strain was found to be low to moderate (mean = 2.6/10). Conclusions Using scenario-based virtual world team training with avatars to train medical students in multi-person CPR was feasible and showed promising results. Although we found no evidence of stimulated recall of CPR procedures in our test-retest study, the subjects were enthusiastic and reported increased concentration during the training. We also found that subjects’ self-efficacy had increased after the training. Despite the need for further studies, these findings imply several possible uses of MMVW technology for future emergency medical training.
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- Johan Creutzfeldt
- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Fink K, Schwarz M, Feldbrügge L, Sunkomat JN, Schwab T, Bourgeois N, Olschewski M, von zur Mühlen C, Bode C, Busch HJ. Severe endothelial injury and subsequent repair in patients after successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Crit Care 2010; 14:R104. [PMID: 20525353 PMCID: PMC2911749 DOI: 10.1186/cc9050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2010] [Revised: 04/27/2010] [Accepted: 06/04/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Ischemia and reperfusion after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) induce endothelial activation and systemic inflammatory response, resulting in post-resuscitation disease. In this study we analyzed direct markers of endothelial injury, circulating endothelial cells (CECs) and endothelial microparticles (EMPs), and endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) as a marker of endothelial repair in patients after CPR. METHODS First we investigated endothelial injury in 40 patients after CPR, 30 controls with stable coronary artery disease (CAD), and 9 healthy subjects, who were included to measure CECs and EMPs. In a subsequent study, endothelial repair was assessed by EPC measurement in 15 CPR, 9 CAD, and 5 healthy subjects. Blood samples were drawn immediately and 24 hours after ROSC and analyzed by flow cytometry. For all statistical analyses P < 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS There was a massive rise in CEC count in resuscitated patients compared to CAD (4,494.1 +/- 1,246 versus 312.7 +/- 41 cells/mL; P < 0.001) and healthy patients (47.5 +/- 3.7 cells/mL; P < 0.0005). Patients after prolonged CPR (>or=30 min) showed elevated CECs compared to those resuscitated for <30 min (6,216.6 +/- 2,057 versus 2,340.9 +/- 703.5 cells/mL; P = 0.13/ns). There was a significant positive correlation of CEC count with duration of CPR (R2= 0.84; P < 0.01). EMPs were higher immediately after CPR compared to controls (31.2 +/- 5.8 versus 19.7 +/- 2.4 events/microL; P = 0.12 (CAD); versus 15.0 +/- 5.2 events/microL; P = 0.07 (healthy)) but did not reach significance until 24 hours after CPR (69.1 +/- 12.4 versus 22.0 +/- 3.0 events/microL; P < 0.005 (CAD); versus 15.4 +/- 4.4 events/microL; P < 0.001 (healthy)). EPCs were significantly elevated in patients on the second day after CPR compared to CAD (1.16 +/- 0.41 versus 0.02 +/- 0.01% of lymphocytes; P < 0.005) and healthy (0.04 +/- 0.01; P < 0.005). CONCLUSIONS In the present study we provide evidence for a severe endothelial damage after successful CPR. Our results point to an ongoing process of endothelial injury, paralleled by a subsequent endothelial regeneration 24 hours after resuscitation.
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- Katrin Fink
- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University hospital of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University hospital of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University hospital of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University hospital of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University hospital of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University hospital of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department for Biometry and Statistics, University of Freiburg, Stefan-Meier-Str. 26, 79104 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University hospital of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University hospital of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University hospital of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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