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Early prognostication of neurological outcome by heart rate variability in adult patients with out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Most deaths of comatose survivors of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest result from withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment (WLST) decisions based on poor neurological prognostication and the family's intention. Thus, accurate prognostication is crucial to avoid premature WLST decisions. However, targeted temperature management (TTM) with sedation or neuromuscular blockade against shivering significantly affects early prognostication. In this study, we investigated whether heart rate variability (HRV) analysis could prognosticate poor neurological outcome in comatose patients undergoing hypothermic TTM. METHODS:Between January 2015 and December 2017, adult patients with out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest, successfully resuscitated in the emergency department and admitted to the intensive care unit of the Niigata University in Japan, were prospectively included. All patients had an initial Glasgow Coma Scale motor score of 1 and received hypothermic TTM (at 34?°C). Twenty HRV-related variables (deceleration capacity; 4 time-, 3 geometric-, and 7 frequency-domain; and 5 complexity variables) were computed based on RR intervals between 0:00 and 8:00?am within 24?h after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). Based on Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) at 2?weeks after ROSC, patients were divided into good outcome (GOS 1-2) and poor outcome (GOS 3-5) groups. RESULTS:Seventy-six patients were recruited and allocated to the good (n?=?22) or poor (n?=?54) outcome groups. Of the 20 HRV-related variables, ln very-low frequency (ln VLF) power, detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA) (?1), and multiscale entropy (MSE) index significantly differed between the groups (p?=?0.001), with a statistically significant odds ratio (OR) by univariate logistic regression analysis (p?=?0.001). Multivariate logistic regression analysis of the 3 variables identified ln VLF power and DFA (?1) as significant predictors for poor outcome (OR?=?0.436, p?=?0.006 and OR?=?0.709, p?=?0.024, respectively). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for ln VLF power and DFA (?1) in predicting poor outcome was 0.84 and 0.82, respectively. In addition, the minimum value of ln VLF power or DFA (?1) for the good outcome group predicted poor outcome with sensitivity?=?61% and specificity?=?100%. CONCLUSIONS:The present data indicate that HRV analysis could be useful for prognostication for comatose patients during hypothermic TTM.

SUBMITTER: Endoh H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6798365 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

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Early prognostication of neurological outcome by heart rate variability in adult patients with out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest.

Endoh Hiroshi H Kamimura Natuo N Honda Hiroyuki H Nitta Masakazu M

Critical care (London, England) 20191017 1

<h4>Background</h4>Most deaths of comatose survivors of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest result from withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment (WLST) decisions based on poor neurological prognostication and the family's intention. Thus, accurate prognostication is crucial to avoid premature WLST decisions. However, targeted temperature management (TTM) with sedation or neuromuscular blockade against shivering significantly affects early prognostication. In this study, we investigated whether ...[more]

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Project description:BACKGROUND:The prognosis in refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) with ongoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) at hospital arrival is often considered dismal. The use of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (eCPR) for perfusion enhancement during resuscitation has shown variable results. We aimed to investigate outcome in refractory OHCA patients managed conservatively without use of eCPR. METHODS:We included consecutive OHCA patients with refractory arrest or prehospital return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) in the Copenhagen area in 2002-2011. RESULTS:A total of 3992 OHCA patients with resuscitation attempts were included; in 2599, treatment was terminated prehospital, and 1393 (35%) were brought to the hospital either with ROSC (n?=?1285, 92%) or with refractory OHCA (n?=?108, 8%). Of patients brought in with refractory OHCA, 56 (52%) achieved ROSC in the emergency department. There were no differences between patients with refractory OHCA or prehospital ROSC with regard to age, sex, comorbidities, or etiology of OHCA. Time to emergency medical services (EMS) arrival was similar, whereas time to ROSC (when ROSC was achieved) was longer in refractory OHCA patients (EMS, 6 (5-9] vs. 7 [5-10] min, p?=?0.8; ROSC, 15 [9-22] vs. 27 [20-41] min, p?<?0.001). Independent factors associated with transport with refractory OHCA instead of prehospital termination of therapy were OHCA in public (OR, 3.6 [95% CI, 2.2-5.8]; p?<?0.001), witnessed OHCA (OR, 3.7 [2.0-7.1]; p?<?0.001), shockable rhythm (OR, 3.0 [1.9-4.7]; p?<?0.001), younger age (OR, 1.2 [1.1-1.2]; p?<?0.001), and later calendar year (OR, 1.4 [1.2-1.6]; p?<?0.001). Thirty-day survival was 20% in patients with refractory OHCA compared with 42% in patients with prehospital ROSC (p?<?0.001). Four of 28 refractory OHCA patients with duration of resuscitation >?60 min achieved ROSC. No difference in favorable neurological outcome in patients surviving to discharge was found (prehospital ROSC 84% vs. refractory OHCA 86%; p?=?0.7). CONCLUSIONS:Survival after refractory OHCA with ongoing CPR at hospital arrival was significantly lower than among patients with prehospital ROSC. Despite a lower survival, the majority of survivors with both refractory OHCA and prehospital ROSC were discharged with a similar degree of favorable neurological outcome, indicating that continued efforts in spite of refractory OHCA are not in vain and may still lead to favorable outcome even without eCPR.

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Early prognostication of neurological outcome by heart rate variability in adult patients with out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest.

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Early prognostication of neurological outcome by heart rate variability in adult patients with out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest.

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