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Use of the impedance threshold device improves survival rate and neurological outcome in a swine model of asphyxial cardiac arrest.
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PMID:  21983368     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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OBJECTIVE:: To assess whether intermittent impedance of inspiratory gas exchange improves hemodynamic parameters, 48-hr survival, and neurologic outcome in a swine model of asphyxial cardiac arrest treated with active compression-decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation. DESIGN:: Prospective, randomized, double-blind study. SETTING:: Laboratory investigation. SUBJECTS:: Thirty healthy Landrace/Large-White piglets of both sexes, aged 10 to 15 wks, whose average weight was 19 ± 2 kg. INTERVENTIONS:: At approximately 7 mins following endotracheal tube clamping, ventricular fibrillation was induced and remained untreated for another 8 mins. Before initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, animals were randomly assigned to either receive active compression-decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation plus a sham impedance threshold device (control group, n = 15), or active compression-decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation plus an active impedance threshold device (experimental group, n = 15). Electrical defibrillation was attempted every 2 mins until return of spontaneous circulation or asystole. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS:: Return of spontaneous circulation was observed in six (40%) animals treated with the sham valve and 14 (93.3%) animals treated with the active valve (p = .005, odds ratio: 21.0, 95% confidence interval: 2.16-204.6). Neuron-specific enolase and S-100 levels increased in the ensuing 4 hrs post resuscitation in both groups, but they were significantly elevated in animals treated with the sham valve (p < .01). At 48 hrs, neurologic alertness score was significantly better in animals treated with the active valve (79.1 ± 18.7 vs. 50 ± 10, p < .05) and was strongly negatively correlated with 1- and 4-hr postresuscitation neuron-specific enolase (r = -.86, p < .001 and r = -.87, p < .001, respectively) and S-100 (r = -.77, p < .001 and r = -0.8, p = .001) values. CONCLUSIONS:: In this model of asphyxial cardiac arrest, intermittent airway occlusion with the impedance threshold device during the decompression phase of active compression-decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation significantly improved hemodynamic parameters, 24- and 48-hr survival, and neurologic outcome evaluated both with clinical and biochemical parameters (neuron-specific enolase, S-100).
Authors:
Ioannis N Pantazopoulos; Theodoros T Xanthos; Ioannis Vlachos; Georgios Troupis; Evangelos Kotsiomitis; Elisabeth Johnson; Apostolos Papalois; Panagiotis Skandalakis
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Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-10-6
Journal Detail:
Title:  Critical care medicine     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1530-0293     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Oct 
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Created Date:  2011-10-10     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  0355501     Medline TA:  Crit Care Med     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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From the 12th Department of Respiratory Medicine (INP), Sotiria General Hospital; Departments of Anatomy (TTX, GT, EK, EJ, PS) and Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research (IV), University of Athens, Medical School; and Experimental-Research Center "ELPEN" Pharmaceutical (AP), Athens, Greece.
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