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Early arterial hypotension is common in the post-cardiac arrest syndrome and associated with increased in-hospital mortality.
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PMID:  18990478     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
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AIM: After return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) from cardiac arrest, profound myocardial stunning and systemic inflammation may cause hemodynamic alterations; however, the prevalence of post-ROSC hemodynamic instability and the strength of association with outcome have not been established. We tested the hypothesis that exposure to arterial hypotension after ROSC occurs commonly (>50%) and is an independent predictor of death.
METHODS: Single-center retrospective cohort study of all post-cardiac arrest patients over 1 year. Inclusion criteria: (1) age >17; (2) non-trauma; (3) sustained ROSC after cardiac arrest. Using the Jones criteria, subjects were assigned to one of two groups based on the presence of hypotension within 6h after ROSC: (1) exposures-two or more systolic blood pressures (SBPs) <100mmHg or (2) non-exposures-less than two SBP <100mmHg. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. We compared mortality rates between groups and used multivariate logistic regression to determine if post-ROSC hypotension independently predicted death.
RESULTS: 102 subjects met inclusion criteria. In-hospital mortality was 75%. Exposure to hypotension occurred in 66/102 (65%) and was associated with significantly higher mortality (83%) compared to non-exposures (58%, p=0.01). In a model controlling for common confounding variables (age, pre-arrest functional status, arrest rhythm, and provision of therapeutic hypothermia (HT)), early exposure to hypotension was a strong independent predictor of death (OR 3.5 [95% CI 1.3-9.6]).
CONCLUSIONS: Early exposure to arterial hypotension after ROSC was common and an independent predictor of death. These data suggest that post-ROSC hypotension could potentially represent a therapeutic target in post-cardiac arrest care.
Authors:
J Hope Kilgannon; Brian W Roberts; Lisa R Reihl; Michael E Chansky; Alan E Jones; R Phillip Dellinger; Joseph E Parrillo; Stephen Trzeciak
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2008-11-05
Journal Detail:
Title:  Resuscitation     Volume:  79     ISSN:  0300-9572     ISO Abbreviation:  Resuscitation     Publication Date:  2008 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-12-08     Completed Date:  2009-03-10     Revised Date:  2011-09-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0332173     Medline TA:  Resuscitation     Country:  Ireland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  410-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden, Cooper University Hospital, One Cooper Plaza, 114 Kelemen, Camden, NJ 08103, USA.
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cohort Studies
Female
Heart Arrest / complications*,  mortality
Humans
Hypotension / etiology*
Male
Middle Aged
Regression Analysis
Retrospective Studies
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
K23 GM076652-01A1/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS; K23 GM076652-02/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS; K23 GM076652-03/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS; K23 GM083211-01/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS; K23 GM083211-02/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS; K23GM76652/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS; K23GM83211/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS
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