• Resuscitation · Sep 2020

    Early automated infrared pupillometry is superior to auditory brainstem response in predicting neurological outcome after cardiac arrest.

    • Hirofumi Obinata, Shoji Yokobori, Yasushi Shibata, Toru Takiguchi, Ryuta Nakae, Yutaka Igarashi, Kenta Shigeta, Hisashi Matsumoto, Venkatesh Aiyagari, DaiWai M Olson, and Hiroyuki Yokota.
    • Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Sendagi 1-1-5, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School, Kamakari 1715, Inzai-shi, Chiba Japan. Electronic address: h-obinata@nms.ac.jp.
    • Resuscitation. 2020 Sep 1; 154: 77-84.

    AimAssessment of brainstem function plays a key role in predicting the neurological outcome after cardiac arrest. However, the relationship of the two quantitative brainstem assessment methods-automated infrared pupillometry (AIP) and auditory brainstem response (ABR)-with neurological prognoses remains unclear. This study compares the prognostic value of AIP and ABR after cardiopulmonary arrest.MethodsThis retrospective observational study included 124 comatose patients after cardiopulmonary arrest. ABR and AIP measurements were performed simultaneously within 72 h after return of spontaneous circulation. Neurological outcome was assessed at discharge by estimating the cerebral performance category (CPC) score; favourable neurological outcome (CPC score, 1-2) or poor neurological outcome (CPC score, 3-5). The correlation of each AIP parameter and ABR I-V wave latency was tested using Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient, and the prognostic value was compared using the area under the receiver operating characteristics curve (AUC).ResultsPupillary light reflex (PLR) was not detected in 69 patients, and ABR wave V was not detected in 47 patients. All these patients had poor neurological outcome. Among those whose PLR and ABR could be measured, each AIP parameter had a tendency to be correlated with ABR I-V wave latency. Pupil constriction velocity provided the greatest AUC (0.819), with 81% sensitivity and 77% specificity. ABR I-V wave latency provided extremely low AUC (0.560).ConclusionsAlthough AIP and ABR were correlated, the AIP measures were superior in predicting the neurological outcome after cardiac arrest as compared with the ABR measures.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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