• Resuscitation · Nov 2014

    Observational Study

    The Effect of Time to Defibrillation and Targeted Temperature Management on Functional Survival After Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.

    • Ian R Drennan, Steve Lin, Kevin E Thorpe, and Laurie J Morrison.
    • Rescu, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Institute of Medical Science, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; School of Health and Wellness, Georgian College, Barrie, ON, Canada. Electronic address: DrennanI@smh.ca.
    • Resuscitation. 2014 Nov 1;85(11):1623-8.

    BackgroundCardiac arrest physiology has been proposed to occur in three distinct phases: electrical, circulatory and metabolic. There is limited research evaluating the relationship of the 3-phase model of cardiac arrest to functional survival at hospital discharge. Furthermore, the effect of post-cardiac arrest targeted temperature management (TTM) on functional survival during each phase is unknown.ObjectiveTo determine the effect of TTM on the relationship between the time of initial defibrillation during each phase of cardiac arrest and functional survival at hospital discharge.MethodsThis was a retrospective observational study of consecutive adult (≥18 years) out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients with initial shockable rhythms. Included patients obtained a return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) and were eligible for TTM. Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine predictors of functional survival at hospital discharge.ResultsThere were 20,165 OHCA treated by EMS and 871 patients were eligible for TTM. Of these patients, 622 (71.4%) survived to hospital discharge and 487 (55.9%) had good functional survival. Good functional survival was associated with younger age (OR 0.94; 95% CI 0.93-0.95), shorter times from collapse to initial defibrillation (OR 0.73; 95% CI 0.65-0.82), and use of post-cardiac arrest TTM (OR 1.49; 95% CI 1.07-2.30). Functional survival decreased during each phase of the model (65.3% vs. 61.7% vs. 50.2%, P<0.001).ConclusionFunctional survival at hospital discharge was associated with shorter times to initial defibrillation and was decreased during each successive phase of the 3-phase model. Post-cardiac arrest TTM was associated with improved functional survival.Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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