Bacteremia following cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation

After but of hospital CPR thirty three resuscitated patients were studied for bacteremic complications. Thirteen patients (39%) had two or more positive blood cultures during the twelve hours following CPR. Source of superinfection was a central venous catheter in one case (staphylococcus). The twelve other bacteremic patients had fetid diarrhea a few hours after admission. The same organism were found in blood and faeces (streptococcus D, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, acinetobacter, enterobacter). Mesenteric ischemia caused by a low cardiac output may explain the diarrhea and the intestinal origin of the septicemia. All patients (12 cases) with diarrhoea and bacteremia died. Patients who recovered without neurologic sequelae (4 cases) had never been septic and never had diarrhea.     

241例心跳骤停与心肺脑复苏的回顾性分析

目的 探讨心跳骤停患者的临床特点及救治经验，以提高心肺脑复苏成功率。方法 回顾性分析我科1990年10月至2002年10月十二年间院内及院外急救的241例心跳骤停患者的临床资料，初步分析治疗与预后的关系。结果 241例心跳骤停患者中，初步复苏成功10例，最终复苏成功(心肺脑均复苏)仅4例，复苏率分别为4．62％、1．82％。1990至1998年间复苏成功率较低，初步复苏成功率1．38％，最终复苏成功率0。1999至2002年间复苏成功率明显提高，初步复苏成功率8．24％，最终复苏成功率4．12％。自1998年我科开展院外急救以来，尚无一例院外心跳骤停者复苏成功。结论 心跳骤停患者抢救成功与否与抢救人员专业水平、抢救开始时间、抢救措施正确与否、对室颤患者能否早期除颤及患者原发病是否可逆等因素密切相关。     

The impact of airway management on quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation: An observational study in patients during cardiac arrest

Background

Minimising interruptions in chest compressions is associated with improved survival from cardiac arrest. Current in-hospital guidelines recommend continuous chest compressions after the airway is secured on the premise that this will reduce no flow time. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of advanced airway use on the no flow ratio and other measures of CPR quality.

Methods

Consecutive adult patients who sustained an in-hospital cardiac arrest were enrolled in this prospective observational study. The quality of CPR was measured using the Q-CPR device (Phillips, UK) before and after an advanced airway device (endotracheal tube [ET] or laryngeal mask airway [LMA]) was inserted. Patients receiving only bag-mask ventilation were used as the control cohort. The primary outcome was no flow ratio (NFR). Secondary outcomes were chest compression rate, depth, compressions too shallow, compressions with leaning, ventilation rate, inflation time, change in impedance and time required to successfully insert airway device.

Results

One hundred patients were enrolled in the study (2008–2011). Endotracheal tube and LMA placement took similar durations (median 15.8 s (IQR 6.8–19.4) vs LMA median 8.0 s (IQR 5.5–15.9), p = 0.1). The use of an advanced airway was associated with improved no flow ratios (endotracheal tube placement (n = 50) improved NFR from baseline median 0.24 IQR 0.17–0.40) to 0.15 to (IQR 0.09–0.28), p = 0.012; LMA (n = 25) from median 0.28 (IQR 0.23–0.40) to 0.13 (IQR 0.11– 0.19), p = 0.0001). There was no change in NFR in patients managed solely with bag valve mask (BVM) (n = 25) (median 0.29 (IQR 0.18–0.59) vs median 0.26 (IQR 0.12–0.37), p = 0.888). There was no significant difference in time taken to successfully insert the airway device between the two groups.

Conclusion

The use of an advanced airway (ETT or LMA) during in-hospital cardiac arrest was associated with improved no flow ratio. Further studies are required to determine the effect of airway devices on overall patient outcomes.     

经股静——动脉心肺转流术心肺脑复苏机制的探讨

目的观察犬电击致室颤/心跳骤停(VF/CA)8min后经开胸心肺复苏(CPR)和/或经股静-动脉心肺转流(CPB)心肺复苏对心脏复苏和脑脊液(CSF)内乳酸(LA)含量的影响.方法采用犬经胸壁电击VF/CA8min,经CPR恢复自主循环(RSC)后观察4h内CSF内LA含量的变化.9只犬分为两组,Ⅰ组(n＝5)采用开胸心脏按压等方法复苏,Ⅱ组(n＝4)于开胸心脏按压同时经一侧股静、动脉心肺转流,并维持2h.结果Ⅱ组RSC时间较Ⅰ组显著缩短(6.3±2.1minvs13.6±5.9min,P＜0.05);Ⅱ组CPB后室颤波幅较Ⅰ组明显提高;Ⅰ组RSC后30、60、120和240minCSF内LA含量均较CA前明显升高(10.7±3.3、8.8±3.8、7.8±3.5、5.6±1.0vs3.2±1.0,P均＜0.05),而Ⅱ组RSC后除30min外各时点CSF内LA含量均较CA前无明显升高(4.1±2.6、3.9±2.4、2.6±1.7vs3.0±0.4,P均＞0.05),且明显低于Ⅰ组各值(P均＜0.05).结论CA后经开胸CPR辅以CPB能提高心脏复苏的有效性,抑制单一开胸CPR后发生的CSF内LA含量升高,提示其能减轻脑内糖无氧代谢,改善脑氧供需关系,对脑复苏有利.     

Active compression-decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) versus standard CPR for cardiac arrest patients: a meta-analysis

BACKGROUND:

Active compression-decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ACDCPR) has been popular in the treatment of patients with cardiac arrest (CA). However, the effect of ACD-CPR versus conventional standard CPR (S-CRP) is contriversial. This study was to analyze the efficacy and safety of ACD-CPR versus S-CRP in treating CA patients.

METHODS:

Randomized or quasi-randomized controlled trials published from January 1990 to March 2011 were searched with the phrase “active compression-decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation and cardiac arrest” in PubMed, EmBASE, and China Biomedical Document Databases. The Cochrane Library was searched for papers of meta-analysis. Restoration of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) rate, survival rate to hospital admission, survival rate at 24 hours, and survival rate to hospital discharge were considered primary outcomes, and complications after CPR were viewed as secondary outcomes. Included studies were critically appraised and estimates of effects were calculated according to the model of fixed or random effects. Inconsistency across the studies was evaluated using the I2 statistic method. Sensitivity analysis was made to determine statistical heterogeneity.

RESULTS:

Thirteen studies met the criteria for this meta-analysis. The studies included 396 adult CA patients treated by ACD-CPR and 391 patients by S-CRP. Totally 234 CA patients were found out hospitals, while the other 333 CA patients were in hospitals. Two studies were evaluated with high-quality methodology and the rest 11 studies were of poor quality. ROSC rate, survival rate at 24 hours and survival rate to hospital discharge with favorable neurological function indicated that ACD-CPR is superior to S-CRP, with relative risk (RR) values of 1.39 (95% CI 0.99–1.97), 1.94 (95% CI 1.45–2.59) and 2.80 (95% CI 1.60–5.24). No significant differences were found in survival rate to hospital admission and survival rate to hospital discharge for ACD-CPR versus S-CRP with RR values of 1.06 (95% CI 0.76–1.60) and 1.00 (95% CI 0.73–1.38).

CONCLUSION:

Quality controlled studies confirmed the superiority of ACD-CPR to S-CRP in terms of ROSC rate and survival rate at 24 hours. Compared with S-CRP, ACD-CPR could not improve survival rate to hospital admission or survival rate to hospital discharge.KEY WORDS: Active compression-decompression, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Cardiac arrest, Meta-analysis     

插入式腹主动脉按压对心搏骤停兔心肺脑复苏的实验研究

目的：探讨插入式腹主动脉按压心肺复苏（IAAC-CPR）对心搏骤停兔心肺脑复苏的效果。方法健康新西兰大白兔10只,雌雄不拘,按随机数字表法分为传统胸外按压心肺复苏（CC-CPR）组和IAAC-CPR组,每组5只。经颈静脉快速推注冰氯化钾并夹闭气管导管制备心搏骤停模型;心搏骤停3 min后开始实施心肺复苏（CPR）,CC-CPR组为呼吸机辅助通气+胸外按压;IAAC-CPR组为呼吸机辅助通气+胸外按压+腹主动脉按压。观察CPR过程中血流动力学和脑皮质血流的变化;记录自主循环恢复（ROSC）时间,观察动物24 h生存情况、24 h神经功能评分及腹部器官情况等。结果 IAAC-CPR组复苏后30、60、90、120 s时脑血流量（CBF,PU值）及平均动脉压（MAP,mmHg,1 mmHg＝0.133 kPa）均明显高于CC-CPR组（CBF 30 s：16.1±6.0比7.8±2.2,60 s：91.6±11.8比57.3±23.2,90 s：259.9±74.9比163.6±50.3,120 s：301.5±60.5比208.4±23.8;MAP 30 s：46.4±9.4比31.4±8.7,60 s：55.8±13.8比34.0±11.5,90 s：61.2±11.5比38.2±10.1,120 s：63.6±11.8比40.2±10.2;均P＜0.05）。与CC-CPR组比较,IAAC-CPR组ROSC所需时间明显缩短（s：182.0±59.0比312.6±86.6,t＝2.787,P＝0.024）,24 h神经功能评分明显下降（分：2.4±1.7比4.6±0.6,t＝2.974,P＝0.023）;而复苏成功率（80.0%比60.0%,χ2＝0.000,P＝1.000）、24 h存活率升高（80.0%比40.0%,χ2＝0.417,P＝0.519）,但差异无统计学意义。ROSC后24 h尸解动物均未发现肝脏损伤。结论在心搏骤停兔复苏早期,IAAC-CPR较CC-CPR取得了更好的脑血流灌注,明显减轻了心搏骤停兔的神经系统功能损伤,且无腹部器官损伤。     

Eleven years of experience with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for paediatric patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest

Purpose

The study aims to describe 11 years of experience with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) for in-hospital paediatric cardiac arrest in a university affiliated tertiary care hospital.

Methods

Paediatric patients who received extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) during active extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) at our centre from 1999 to 2009 were included in this retrospective study. The results from three different cohorts (1999–2001, 2002–2005 and 2006–2009) were compared. Survival rates and neurological outcomes were analysed. Favourable neurological outcome was defined as paediatric cerebral performance categories (PCPC) 1, 2 and 3.

Results

We identified 54 ECPR events. The survival rate to hospital discharge was 46% (25/54), and 21 (84%) of the survivors had favourable neurological outcomes.The duration of CPR was 39 ± 17 min in the survivors and 52 ± 45 min in the non-survivors (p = NS). The patients with pure cardiac causes of cardiac arrest had a survival rate similar to patients with non-cardiac causes (47% (18/38) vs. 44% (7/16), p = NS).The non-survivors had higher serum lactate levels prior to ECPR (13.4 ± 6.4 vs. 8.8 ± 5.1 mmol/L, p < 0.01) and more renal failure after ECPR (66% (19/29) vs. 20% (5/25), p < 0.01).The patients resuscitated between 2006 and 2009 had shorter durations of CPR (34 ± 13 vs. 78 ± 76 min, p = 0.032) and higher rates of survival (55% (16/29) vs. 0% (0/8), p = 0.017) than those resuscitated between 1999 and 2002.

Conclusions

In our single-centre experience with ECPR for paediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest, the duration of CPR has become shorter and outcomes have improved in recent years. Higher pre-ECPR lactate levels and the presence of post-ECPR renal failure were associated with increased mortality. The presence of non-cardiac causes of cardiac arrest did not preclude successful ECPR outcomes. The duration of CPR was not significantly associated with poor outcomes in this study.     

新型大鼠心跳骤停和复苏的机械装置

目的研发由电磁阀系统总控制、压缩气体驱动的新型大鼠电刺激诱发心跳骤停和复苏的机械装置,并探讨其有效性和安全性。方法选用Sprague-Dawley雄性大鼠20只,应用自主开发研制的心跳骤停和复苏机械装置,持续交流电经右心室内膜致颤。在6min心室颤动后,开始给予6min的机械胸外按压和同步机械通气,随后双向波经胸体外除颤。结果15只大鼠复苏成功,自主循环恢复率为75%。电刺激后所有大鼠立刻出现心室颤动,3min的电刺激停止后动物持续表现为室颤而没有自发转复心律现象。心肺复苏期间恢复自主循环组其冠状动脉灌注压恒定在24mmHg左右,显著高于未能恢复自主循环组。结论本新型大鼠心跳骤停和心肺复苏装置的有效性和安全性高,可最大限度减少实验的误差,具有一定的推广应用前景。     

体外心肺复苏技术在成人心搏骤停抢救中的应用

目的 回顾性总结应用体外心肺复苏(E-CPR)技术救治成人心搏骤停患者的临床经验.方法 2005年7月至2009年7月,有11例心源性心搏骤停成人患者(男7例,女4例,年龄24～71岁)经常规心肺复苏(CPR)抢救10～15 min无法有效恢复自主循环,而采用E-CPR技术抢救.7例心脏手术后患者在CPR抢救同时自原胸骨切口先建立升主动脉-右心房常规体外循环辅助,再转为体外膜肺氧合(ECMO)辅助;4例患者在CPR抢救同时直接经股动、静脉置管建立ECMO辅助.结果 11例患者CPR时间30～90 min,平均(51±14)min,10例患者可恢复自主心律.11例患者ECMO辅助时间2～223 h,中位时间126 h.6例患者成功撤离ECMO辅助,但存活出院率为36.4%(4/11).2例患者在ECMO辅助的同时加用主动脉内球囊反搏术(IABP),1例存活.3例患者因合并肾功能衰竭而需血液滤过治疗.结论 E-CPR为抢救危重的心搏骤停患者提供了一个新的手段.如何有效评估和选择病例,及时开始救治以提高成功率,值得进一步研究.     

急性心肌梗死心肺复苏后紧急介入治疗的作用

目的探讨紧急介入治疗能否改善急性心肌梗死心肺复苏后患者的预后。方法回顾性分析院前及急诊室发生心脏骤停的急性心肌梗死患者32例,分为在心肺复苏后同时进行紧急介入治疗组(n= 12)和保守治疗组(n=20)．比较两组的住院期间病死率、严重心律失常、心力衰竭、心原性休克和严重出血的发生率。结果介入组住院期间死亡2例(17%),保守组死亡14例(70%),p＜0．01;心肺复苏后发生心力衰竭者两组分别为3例(25%)和16例(80%),P＜0．01;两组的严重心律失常、心原性休克和严重出血发生率差异无统计学意义(P＞0．05);Logistic回归分析表明,急诊介入治疗能显著降低病死率,而心肺复苏时间＞20min,将增加病死率。结论早期紧急介入治疗能显著改善急性心肌梗死心肺复苏患者的预后。     

Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A review of the Japanese literature

Aim

Although favourable outcomes in patients receiving extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest have been frequently reported in Japanese journals since the late 1980s, there has been no meta-analysis of ECPR in Japan. This study reviewed and analysed all previous studies in Japan to clarify the survival rate of patients receiving ECPR.

Material and methods

Case reports, case series and abstracts of scientific meetings of ECPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest written in Japanese between 1983 and 2008 were collected. The characteristics and outcomes of patients were investigated, and the influence of publication bias of the case-series studies was examined by the funnel-plot method.

Results

There were 1282 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients, who received ECPR in 105 reports during the period. The survival rate at discharge given for 516 cases was 26.7 ± 1.4%. The funnel plot presented the relationship between the number of cases of each report and the survival rate at discharge as the reverse-funnel type that centred on the average survival rate. In-depth review of 139 cases found that the rates of good recovery, mild disability, severe disability, vegetative state, death at hospital discharge and non-recorded in all cases were 48.2%, 2.9%, 2.2%, 2.9%, 37.4% and 6.4%, respectively.

Conclusions

Based on the results of previous reports with low publication bias in Japan, ECPR appears to provide a higher survival rate with excellent neurological outcome in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.     

心肺复苏质量对心博骤停猪血流动力学及氧代谢的影响

目的 应用O-CPR技术控制心肺复苏(CPR)质量,以观察在心脏骤停动物模型实施不同质量的CPR对复苏期间血流动力学和氧代谢的影响.方法 18头体质量为(30±1)kg的北京长白猪麻醉后,右侧股静脉送入Swan-Ganz导管并连接爱德华VigianceⅡ连续心排血量监测仪,左侧颈内静脉置管并放置电极到右心室,并分别行主动脉、右心房置管,连续记录血流动力学各指标,然后使用医用程控刺激仪电击致动物心博骤停,在室颤4 min后,将实验猪随机分为2组,标准CPR组和不标准CPR组,利用飞利浦HeartStart MRx监护仪/除颤器的O-CPR进行质量控制,监测胸外按压的深度、频率和回弹等.其中标准CPR组在复苏时进行标准胸外按压,频率为100次/min,按压通气比为30:2,按压深度为38～51 mm,胸廓充分回弹;不标准CPR组按压频率和按压通气比不变,但是按压深度为标准按压的60%～70%,每次胸廓回弹均不完全.在按压和通气9 min后开始电除颤.在各个时间点监测心排血量(CO)、平均主动脉压(MAP)等,计算冠脉灌注压(CPP),监测动静脉血气并计算氧输送量(DO2)和氧耗量(VO2)等,记录复苏成功的实验猪头数.数据处理采用SPSS 11.5统计软件进行y2检验和两个样本的t检验.结果 标准CPR组的自主循环恢复(ROSC)的成功率达90.9%,明显高于不标准者的28.6%(P=0.013),标准CPR组主要血流动力学指标CPP、CO、MAP高(P<0.05),全身血液氧合程度好,D02和VO2高于对照组(P<0.05).结论 在室颤心脏骤停猪模型中,应用规范化标准心肺复苏较不标准者能够明显提高CPP和CO2改善复苏期间的血流动力学,并可以提高DO2和VO2,对氧代谢的改善产生积极作用,因此ROSC成功率明显提高.     

255例院前心搏骤停患者心肺复苏影响因素分析

目的了解6年来心肺复苏(CPR)现状,分析其影响因素,研究如何提高CPR水平。方法对本院2001-01～2007-01院前发生的255例心搏骤停(cardiacarrest,CA)患者的资料进行分析,比较自主循环恢复(ROSC)成功组和失败组的CPR开始时间、CPR持续时间、除颤次数、肾上腺素用量等。结果全部病例ROSC成功率为38.03%,脑复苏成功率仅为2.74%。两组CPR开始时间(从心脏停搏至CPR开始时间)、人工气道开始建立时间、是否安装临时起搏器、肾上腺素用量比较差异有统计学意义(P≤0.01),在CPR持续时间、除颤次数方面比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。CPR成功率与CPR开始时间和急救水平高低有密切关系。结论CA患者CPR成功率较低,与"生命链"未彻底落实及急救水平低有关。普及全民急救知识,加强完善急救医疗体系建设,是提高CPR成功率的关键措施。     

Pediatric resuscitation and cardiac arrest

Cardiac arrest in children is, fortunately, a relatively infrequent event. Mortality rate after cardiac arrest is greater than 50%. This article discusses strategies to increase the chance of survival to discharge. These strategies focus on suggestions for organizing a system prepared to care for critically ill children, incorporating the 2010 American Heart Association resuscitation guidelines into clinical practice, and encouraging physicians to become advocates of decreasing the occurrence of pediatric cardiac arrest. Providing the best-prepared system available to care for critically ill children will, it is hoped, decrease the number of preventable deaths in children.     

A tourniquet assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation augments myocardial perfusion in a porcine model of cardiac arrest

ObjectiveDuring cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), myocardial blood flow generated by chest compression rarely exceeds 35% of its normal level. Cardiac output generated by chest compression decreases gradually with the prolongation of cardiac arrest and resuscitation. Early studies have demonstrated that myocardial blood flow during CPR is largely dependent on peripheral vascular resistance. In this study, we investigated the effects of chest compression in combination with physical control of peripheral vascular resistance assisted by tourniquets on myocardial blood flow during CPR.MethodsVentricular fibrillation was induced and untreated for 7 min in ten male domestic pigs weighing between 33 and 37 kg. The animals were then randomized to receive CPR alone or a tourniquet assisted CPR (T-CPR). In the CPR alone group, chest compression was performed by a miniaturized mechanical chest compressor. In the T-CPR group, coincident with the start of resuscitation, the thin elastic tourniquets were wrapped around the four limbs from the distal end to the proximal part. After 2 min of CPR, epinephrine (20 μg/kg) was administered via the femoral vein. After 5 min of CPR, defibrillation was attempted by a single 150 J shock. If resuscitation was not successful, CPR was resumed for 2 min before the next defibrillation. The protocol was continued until successful resuscitation or for a total of 15 min. Five minutes after resuscitation, the elastic tourniquets were removed. The resuscitated animals were observed for 2 h.ResultsT-CPR generated significantly greater coronary perfusion pressure, end-tidal carbon dioxide and carotid blood flow. There was no difference in both intrathoracic positive and negative pressures between the two groups. All animals were successfully resuscitated with a single shock in both groups. There were no significant changes in hemodynamics observed in the animals treated in the T-CPR group before-and-after the release of tourniquets at post-resuscitation 5 min.ConclusionsT-CPR improves myocardial and cerebral perfusion during CPR. It may provide a new and convenient method for augmenting myocardial and cerebral blood flow during CPR.     

Survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with early initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Records on 1,297 people with witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, caused by heart disease and treated by both emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics, were examined to determine whether or not early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) initiated by bystanders independently improved survival. Bystanders initiated CPR for 579 patients (bystander CPR); for the remaining 718 patients, CPR was delayed until the arrival of EMTs (delayed CPR). Survival was significantly better (P less than 0.05) in the bystander-CPR group (32%) than in the delayed-CPR group (22%). Multivariate analysis revealed that the superior survival in the bystander-CPR group was due almost entirely to the much earlier initiation of CPR (1.9 minutes for the Bystander-CPR group and 5.7 minutes for the delayed-CPR group; P less than 0.001). There were significantly more people with ventricular fibrillation (VF) in the bystander-CPR group (80%) than in the delayed-CPR group (68%); and, for people in VF, the survival rate was significantly better if they had received bystander-CPR (37% versus 29%). The authors conclude that early initiation of CPR by bystanders significantly improves survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, and they suggest that it may do so by prolonging the duration of VF after collapse and by increasing cardiac susceptibility to defibrillation. The benefit of this early CPR, however, appears to exist within a rather narrow window of effectiveness. It must be started within 4-6 minutes from the time of collapse and must be followed within 10-12 minutes of the collapse by advanced life support in order to be effective.     

Comparison of chest compression only and standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Singapore

OBJECTIVE: Chest compression only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CC-CPR) without ventilation has been proposed as an alternative to standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for bystanders. However, there has been controversy regarding the relative effectiveness of both of these techniques. We aim to compare the outcomes of cardiac arrest patients in the cardiac arrest and resuscitation epidemiology study who either received CC-CPR, standard CPR or no bystander CPR. METHODS: This prospective cohort study involved all out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients attended to by emergency medical service (EMS) providers in a large urban centre. The data analyses were conducted secondarily on these collected data. The technique of bystander CPR was reported by paramedics who arrived at the scene. RESULTS: From 1 October 2001 to 14 October 2004, 2428 patients were enrolled into the study. Of these, 255 were EMS-witnessed arrests and were excluded. 1695 cases did not receive any bystander CPR, 287 had standard CPR and 154 CC-CPR. Patient characteristics were similar in both the standard and CC-CPR groups except for a higher incidence of residential arrests and previous heart disease sufferers in the CC-CPR group. Patients who received standard CPR (odds ratio (OR) 5.4, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.1-14.0) or CC-CPR (OR 5.0, 95% CI 1.5-16.4) were more likely to survive to discharge than those who had no bystander CPR. There was no significant difference in survival to discharge between those who received CC-CPR and standard CPR (OR 0.9, 95% CI 0.3-3.1). CONCLUSION: We found that patients were more likely to survive with any form of bystander CPR than without. This emphasises the importance of chest compressions for OHCA patients, whether with or without ventilation.     

高渗盐干预心脏骤停后心肺复苏的研究进展及前景

心脏骤停的诊治是急诊医生面临的重要难题。除指南推荐的传统药物,如肾上腺素、血管加压素外,近年研究发现,高渗盐可能有利于心肺复苏的治疗。本文就高渗盐干预心脏骤停的机制、相关动物及临床研究进展进行综述。     

探索院内成功心肺复苏患者早期发生心血管衰竭的独立危险因素

目的 探索院内成功心肺复苏患者早期发生心血管衰竭的独立危险因素,为临床工作者对预后评估提供依据.方法 收集2010-12～2013-02入住我院急诊重症监护室院内心肺复苏成功(ROSC 20 min以上)的113例患者,并排除发病时未满18周岁、资料不完全、早期家属放弃抢救以及处于疾病终末期引起心脏骤停等病例.将入选的病例按复苏后是否出现早期心血管衰竭(ROSC后12 h之内收缩压小于80 mm Hg,需用升压药物维持血压或原有高血压患者收缩压较基础水平下降20％)分为早期心血管衰竭组和非心血管衰竭组.采用相应的统计方法进行相关临床资料分析.结果 入选病例113例,其中78例发生早期心血管衰竭(69.02％),死亡率87.18％,其余35例未发生心血管衰竭,死亡率为31.43％.本研究发现,未发生心血管衰竭组中有60％患者发病病因为心脏疾病.初始心律为非除颤心律(心脏停搏+无脉电活动)、抢救时间过长、复苏前存在全身炎症反应综合症(SIRS)及血糖紊乱是早期发生心血管衰竭的危险因素,且早期发生心血管衰竭患者入室APACHEⅡ评分及SOFA评分明显高于未发生心血管衰竭组(P＜0.01或P＜0.05).多因素Logistic分析得出,心肺复苏持续时间过长及复苏前存在SIRS、血糖紊乱是早期发生心血管衰竭的独立危险因素.结论 本组研究院内成功心肺复苏患者中有69.02％早期发生心血管衰竭,死亡率较未发生心血管衰竭者明显增高,且入室APACHEⅡ评分及SOFA评分明显高于未发生心血管衰竭组；心肺复苏持续时间过长、复苏前存在SIRS及血糖紊乱是成功复苏后早期出现心血管衰竭的独立危险因素.     

Use of esmolol after failure of standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation to treat patients with refractory ventricular fibrillation

Introduction

We compare the outcomes for patients who received esmolol to those who did not receive esmolol during refractory ventricular fibrillation (RVF) in the emergency department (ED).

Methods

A retrospective investigation in an urban academic ED of patients between January 2011 and January 2014 of patients with out-of-hospital or ED cardiac arrest (CA) with an initial rhythm of ventricular fibrillation (VF) or ventricular tachycardia (VT) who received at least three defibrillation attempts, 300 mg of amiodarone, and 3 mg of adrenaline, and who remained in CA upon ED arrival. Patients who received esmolol during CA were compared to those who did not.

Results

90 patients had CA with an initial rhythm of VF or VT; 65 patients were excluded, leaving 25 for analysis. Six patients received esmolol during cardiac arrest, and nineteen did not. All patients had ventricular dysrhythmias refractory to many defibrillation attempts, including defibrillation after administration of standard ACLS medications. Most received high doses of adrenaline, amiodarone, and sodium bicarbonate. Comparing the patients that received esmolol to those that did not: 67% and 42% had temporary return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC); 67% and 32% had sustained ROSC; 66% and 32% survived to intensive care unit admission; 50% and 16% survived to hospital discharge; and 50% and 11% survived to discharge with a favorable neurologic outcome, respectively.

Conclusion

Beta-blockade should be considered in patients with RVF in the ED prior to cessation of resuscitative efforts.