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Intra-arrest cooling with delayed reperfusion yields higher survival than earlier normothermic resuscitation in a mouse model of cardiac arrest.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18096292     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) represents an important method to attenuate post-resuscitation injury after cardiac arrest. Laboratory investigations have suggested that induction of hypothermia before return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) may confer the greatest benefit. We hypothesized that a short delay in resuscitation to induce hypothermia before ROSC, even at the expense of more prolonged ischemia, may yield both physiological and survival advantages.
METHODS: Cardiac arrest was induced in C57BL/6 mice using intravenous potassium chloride; resuscitation was attempted with CPR and fluid administration. Animals were randomized into three groups (n=15 each): a normothermic control group, in which 8 min of arrest at 37 degrees C was followed by resuscitation; an early intra-arrest hypothermia group, in which 6.5 min of 37 degrees C arrest were followed by 90s of cooling, with resuscitation attempted at 30 degrees C (8 min total ischemia); and a delayed intra-arrest hypothermia group, with 90s cooling begun after 8 min of 37 degrees C ischemia, so that animals underwent resuscitation at 9.5 min.
RESULTS: Animals treated with TH demonstrated improved hemodynamic variables and survival compared to normothermic controls. This was the case even when comparing the delayed intra-arrest hypothermia group with prolonged ischemia time against normothermic controls with shorter ischemia time (7-day survival, 4/15 vs. 0/15, p<0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: Short resuscitation delays to allow establishment of hypothermia before ROSC appear beneficial to both cardiac function and survival. This finding supports the concept that post-resuscitation injury processes begin immediately after ROSC, and that intra-arrest cooling may serve as a useful therapeutic approach to improve survival.
Authors:
Danhong Zhao; Benjamin S Abella; David G Beiser; Jason P Alvarado; Huashan Wang; Kimm J Hamann; Terry L Vanden Hoek; Lance B Becker
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2007-12-21
Journal Detail:
Title:  Resuscitation     Volume:  77     ISSN:  0300-9572     ISO Abbreviation:  Resuscitation     Publication Date:  2008 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-04-08     Completed Date:  2008-08-26     Revised Date:  2011-09-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0332173     Medline TA:  Resuscitation     Country:  Ireland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  242-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Emergency Resuscitation Center, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Analysis of Variance
Animals
Body Temperature
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Disease Models, Animal
Female
Heart Arrest / therapy*
Hypothermia, Induced / methods*
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Monitoring, Physiologic / methods
Random Allocation
Reperfusion Injury / prevention & control*
Survival Rate
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
1 K23 HL 83082-01/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; K23 HL083082-02/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01-HL71734-01/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
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