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Postresuscitation accelerated idioventricular rhythm: a potential prognostic factor for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17457573     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: Data are lacking on the relationship between postresuscitation ECG and outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). We examined the prognostic information that postresuscitation ECG rhythm can provide for predicting outcome in OHCA survivors. METHODS: The retrospective observational study enrolled 56 successfully resuscitated nontraumatic adult OHCA patients. Postresuscitation 12-lead ECGs of the enrolled patients were interpreted independently by two cardiologists. We compared baseline clinical characteristics, CPR process, and outcome in the 8 patients with postresuscitation accelerated idioventricular rhythm (AIVR, n = 8) and the 48 without AIVR. RESULTS: The AIVR group had a higher proportion of patients with coronary artery disease (50% vs. 15%), initial ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation rhythm (50% vs. 8%), and cardiac origin of OHCA (75% vs. 23%). AIVR patients had longer total CPR duration (32 vs. 18 min) and higher dose of epinephrine use (10 vs. 3 mg). Postresuscitation AIVR was associated with an increased incidence of repeated CPR within 1 h after return of spontaneous circulation (38% vs. 4%), and lower 7-day survival rate (0% vs. 50%). CONCLUSIONS: AIVR on postresuscitation ECG offers a prognostic factor related to a higher repeated CPR rate within 1h after return of spontaneous circulation and a lower 7-day survival rates in successfully resuscitated OHCA victims.
Authors:
Min-Shan Tsai; Chien-Hua Huang; Hung-Ren Chen; Cheng-Chun Hsieh; Wei-Tien Chang; Chiung-Yuan Hsu; Matthew Huei-Ming Ma; Shyr-Chyr Chen; Wen-Jone Chen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2007-04-25
Journal Detail:
Title:  Intensive care medicine     Volume:  33     ISSN:  0342-4642     ISO Abbreviation:  Intensive Care Med     Publication Date:  2007 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-08-23     Completed Date:  2008-02-26     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7704851     Medline TA:  Intensive Care Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1628-32     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, No. 7 Chung-Shan S. Road, 100 Taipei, Taiwan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm / epidemiology*
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation*
Coronary Artery Disease / epidemiology
Electrocardiography
Epinephrine / administration & dosage
Female
Heart Arrest / mortality*,  therapy*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Retreatment
Retrospective Studies
Survival Analysis
Survivors*
Tachycardia, Ventricular / epidemiology
Time Factors
Vasoconstrictor Agents / administration & dosage
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Vasoconstrictor Agents; 51-43-4/Epinephrine

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