• Resuscitation · Jul 2024

    Standardisation facilitates reliable interpretation of ETCO2 during manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

    • Jose Julio Gutiérrez, UrigüenJose AntonioJAGroup of Signal and Communications. University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain; Department of Applied Mathematics, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain. Electronic address: joseantonio, Mikel Leturiondo, Camilo Leonardo Sandoval, Koldo Redondo, James Knox Russell, Mohamud Ramzan Daya, and Sofía Ruiz de Gauna.
    • Group of Signal and Communications. University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain.
    • Resuscitation. 2024 Jul 1; 200: 110259110259.

    BackgroundInterpretation of end-tidal CO2 (ETCO2) during manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is affected by variations in ventilation and chest compressions. This study investigates the impact of standardising ETCO2 to constant ventilation rate (VR) and compression depth (CD) on absolute values and trends.MethodsRetrospective study of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases with manual CPR, including defibrillator and clinical data. ETCO2, VR and CD values were averaged by minute. ETCO2 was standardised to 10 vpm and 50 mm. We compared standardised (ETs) and measured (ETm) values and trends during resuscitation.ResultsOf 1,036 cases, 287 met the inclusion criteria. VR was mostly lower than recommended, 8.8 vpm, and highly variable within and among patients. CD was mostly within guidelines, 49.8 mm, and less varied. ETs was lower than ETm by 7.3 mmHg. ETs emphasized differences by sex (22.4 females vs. 25.6 mmHg males), initial rhythm (29.1 shockable vs. 22.7 mmHg not), intubation type (25.6 supraglottic vs. 22.4 mmHg endotracheal) and return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) achieved (34.5 mmHg) vs. not (20.1 mmHg). Trends were different between non-ROSC and ROSC patients before ROSC (-0.3 vs. + 0.2 mmHg/min), and between sustained and rearrest after ROSC (-0.7 vs. -2.1 mmHg/min). Peak ETs was higher for sustained than for rearrest (53.0 vs. 42.5 mmHg).ConclusionStandardising ETCO2 eliminates effects of VR and CD variations during manual CPR and facilitates comparison of values and trends among and within patients. Its clinical application for guidance of resuscitation warrants further investigation.Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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