• Jason Coult, Heemun Kwok, Trygve Eftestøl, Shiv Bhandari, Jennifer Blackwood, Nona Sotoodehnia, Peter J Kudenchuk, and Thomas D Rea.
• Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. Electronic address: jasonc4@uw.edu.
• Resuscitation. 2022 Oct 1; 179: 152-162.

BackgroundVentricular fibrillation (VF) waveform measures reflect myocardial physiologic status. Continuous assessment of VF prognosis using such measures could guide resuscitation, but has not been possible due to CPR artifact in the ECG. A recently-validated VF measure (termed VitalityScore), which estimates the probability (0-100%) of return-of-rhythm (ROR) after shock, can assess VF during CPR, suggesting potential for continuous application during resuscitation.ObjectiveWe evaluated VF using VitalityScore to characterize VF prognostic status continuously during resuscitation.MethodsWe characterized VF using VitalityScore during 60 seconds of CPR and 10 seconds of subsequent pre-shock CPR interruption in patients with out-of-hospital VF arrest. VitalityScore utility was quantified using area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC). VitalityScore trends over time were estimated using mixed-effects models, and associations between trends and ROR were evaluated using logistic models. A sensitivity analysis characterized VF during protracted (100-second) periods of CPR.ResultsWe evaluated 724 VF episodes among 434 patients. After an initial decline from 0-8 seconds following VF onset, VitalityScore increased slightly during CPR from 8-60 seconds (slope: 0.18%/min). During the first 10 seconds of subsequent pre-shock CPR interruption, VitalityScore declined (slope: -14%/min). VitalityScore predicted ROR throughout CPR with AUCs 0.73-0.75. Individual VitalityScore trends during 8-60 seconds of CPR were marginally associated with subsequent ROR (adjusted odds ratio for interquartile slope change (OR) = 1.10, p = 0.21), and became significant with protracted (100 seconds) CPR duration (OR = 1.28, p = 0.006).ConclusionVF prognostic status can be continuously evaluated during resuscitation, a development that could translate to patient-specific resuscitation strategies.Copyright © 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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