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Incorporating baseline functional status to improve validity of neurological outcome assessments following cardiac arrest.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Neurological status at hospital discharge is routinely used to assess patient outcome after cardiac arrest. However, attribution of impairment to the arrest is valid only if baseline neurological status is known. This study evaluated whether incorporating baseline neurological status improves performance of a widely employed neurological outcome scale for quantifying arrest-attributable morbidity. METHODS:Retrospective cohort study of two U.S. hospitals. Neurological function was assessed via Cerebral performance category (CPC), an ordinal five-point scale with 1 indicating sufficient cognition to lead an independent life and 5 representing brain death. Hospitalized adult patients who suffered in-hospital cardiac arrest for which cardiopulmonary resuscitation was attempted between 2011-2015 were included. Patients were identified through a quality improvement registry that captures all inpatient arrests in the two hospitals. RESULTS:Of 486 patients who suffered in-hospital cardiac arrest, 124 (25.5%) had baseline abnormal neurological function (pre-hospitalization CPC>1). Although 54 patients had a normal discharge CPC of 1, 80 patients had no change in CPC from their prior baseline (11.1% vs. 16.5% met criterion for "normal" outcome defined as CPC of 1 vs. change-in-CPC of 0; McNemar p?

SUBMITTER: Eng KJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6710150 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Incorporating baseline functional status to improve validity of neurological outcome assessments following cardiac arrest.

Eng Kevin J KJ Yang Jenny Z JZ Tyagi Sanjeev S Odish Mazen F MF Rosen Sheri S Sell Rebecca E RE Beitler Jeremy R JR

Resuscitation 20190713

<h4>Background</h4>Neurological status at hospital discharge is routinely used to assess patient outcome after cardiac arrest. However, attribution of impairment to the arrest is valid only if baseline neurological status is known. This study evaluated whether incorporating baseline neurological status improves performance of a widely employed neurological outcome scale for quantifying arrest-attributable morbidity.<h4>Methods</h4>Retrospective cohort study of two U.S. hospitals. Neurological fu ...[more]

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Project description:OBJECTIVE:Electroencephalographic status epilepticus occurs in 9-35% of comatose patients after cardiac arrest. Mortality is 90-100%. It is unclear whether (some) seizure patterns represent a condition in which anti-epileptic treatment may improve outcome, or severe ischemic damage, in which treatment is futile. We explored current treatment practice and its effect on patients' outcome. METHODS:We retrospectively identified patients that were treated with anti-epileptic drugs from our prospective cohort study on the value of continuous electroencephalography (EEG) in comatose patients after cardiac arrest. Outcome at 6?months was dichotomized between "good" [cerebral performance category (CPC) 1 or 2] and "poor" (CPC 3, 4, or 5). EEG analyses were done at 24?h after cardiac arrest and during anti-epileptic treatment. Unequivocal seizures and generalized periodic discharges during more than 30?min were classified as status epilepticus. RESULTS:Thirty-one (22%) out of 139 patients were treated with anti-epileptic drugs (phenytoin, levetiracetam, valproate, clonazepam, propofol, midazolam), of whom 24 had status epilepticus. Dosages were moderate, barbiturates were not used, medication induced burst-suppression not achieved, and treatment improved electroencephalographic status epilepticus patterns temporarily (<6?h). Twenty-three patients treated for status epilepticus (96%) died. In patients with status epilepticus at 24?h, there was no difference in outcome between those treated with and without anti-epileptic drugs. CONCLUSION:In comatose patients after cardiac arrest complicated by electroencephalographic status epilepticus, current practice includes unstandardized, moderate treatment with anti-epileptic drugs. Although widely used, this does probably not improve patients' outcome. A randomized controlled trial to estimate the effect of standardized, aggressive treatment, directed at complete suppression of epileptiform activity during at least 24?h, is needed and in preparation.

Project description:(1) Background: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) following cardiac arrest is common and associated with in-hospital mortality. We aim to investigate whether lung compliance during targeted temperature management is associated with neurological outcome in patients with ARDS after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). (2) Methods: This observational study is conducted in the emergency intensive care unit from January 2011 to April 2019 using data from a prospective patient registry. Adult patients (age ?18 years) who survived non-traumatic OHCA and subsequently developed ARDS based on the Berlin definition are included. Mechanical ventilator parameters such as plateau pressure, tidal volume, minute ventilation, positive end expiratory pressure, and compliance are recorded for 7 days or until death, and categorized as maximum, median, and minimum. The primary outcome is a favorable neurological outcome defined as a Cerebral Performance Category score of 1 or 2 at hospital discharge. (3) Results: Regarding 246 OHCA survivors, 119 (48.4%) patients developed ARDS. A favorable neurologic outcome was observed in 23 (19.3%). Patients with a favorable outcome have a significantly higher lung compliance (38.6 mL/cm H2O versus 27.5 mL/cm H2O), lower inspiratory pressure (12.0 cm H2O versus 16.0 cm H2O), and lower plateau pressure (17.0 cm H2O versus 21.0 cm H2O) than those with a poor neurologic outcome (all p < 0.01). Concerning time-dependent cox regression models, all maximum (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 1.05, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.02-1.09), minimum (HR 1.08, 95% CI 1.03-1.13), and median (HR 1.06, 95% CI 1.02-1.09) compliances are independently associated with a good neurologic outcome. Maximum compliance, >32.5 mL/cm H2O at day 1, has the highest area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (0.745) with a positive predictive value of 90.4%. (4) Conclusions: Lung compliance may be an early predictor of intact neurologic survival in patients with ARDS following cardiac arrest.

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