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2. Impact of adding video communication to dispatch instructions on the quality of rescue breathing in simulated cardiac arrests—A randomized controlled study
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Yang, Chih-Wei, Wang, Hui-Chih, Chiang, Wen-Chu, Chang, Wei-Tien, Yen, Zui-Shen, Chen, Shey-Ying, Ko, Patrick Chow-In, Ma, Matthew Huei-Ming, Chen, Shyr-Chyr, Chang, Shan-Chwen, and Lin, Fang-Yue
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- 2008
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3. Outcomes from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Metropolitan Taipei: Does an advanced life support service make a difference?
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Ma, Matthew Huei-Ming, Chiang, Wen-Chu, Ko, Patrick Chow-In, Huang, Jimmy Ching-Chih, Lin, Chi-Hao, Wang, Hui-Chi, Chang, Wei-Tien, Hwang, Chien-Hwa, Wang, Yao-Cheng, Hsiung, Guan-Hwa, Lee, Bin-Chou, Chen, Shyr-Chyr, Chen, Wen-Jone, and Lin, Fang-Yue
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- 2007
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4. Video-recording and time-motion analyses of manual versus mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation during ambulance transport
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Wang, Hui-Chih, Chiang, Wen-Chu, Chen, Shey-Ying, Ke, Yi-Ling, Chi, Chun-Lin, Yang, Chih-Wei, Lin, Pei-Ching, Ko, Patrick Chow-In, Wang, Yao-Cheng, Tsai, Tsung-Che, Huang, Chien-Hwa, Hsiung, Kuan-Hwa, Ma, Matthew Huei-Ming, Chen, Shyr-Chyr, Chen, Wen-Jone, and Lin, Fang-Yue
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- 2007
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5. A web-based Utstein style registry system of in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation in Taiwan
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Shih, Chung-Liang, Lu, Tsung-Chien, Jerng, Jih-Shuin, Lin, Chung-Chin, Liu, Yueh-Ping, Chen, Wen-Jone, and Lin, Fang-Yue
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- 2007
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6. The demand for prehospital advanced life support and the appropriateness of dispatch in Taipei
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Lu, Tsung-Chien, Chen, Ying-Ta, Ko, Patrick Chow-In, Lin, Chih-Hao, Shih, Fuh-Yuan, Yen, Zui-Shen, Ma, Matthew Huei-Ming, Chen, Shyr-Chyr, Chen, Wen-Jone, and Lin, Fang-Yue
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- 2006
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7. Evaluating the quality of prehospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation by reviewing automated external defibrillator records and survival for out-of-hospital witnessed arrests
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Ko, Patrick Chow-In, Chen, Wen-Jone, Lin, Chih-Hao, Ma, Matthew Huei-Ming, and Lin, Fang-Yue
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- 2005
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8. Impact of community-wide deployment of biphasic waveform automated external defibrillators on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Taipei
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Ko, Patrick Chow-In, Ma, Matthew Huei-Ming, Yen, Zui-Shen, Shih, Chung-Liang, Chen, Wen-Jone, and Lin, Fang-Yue
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- 2004
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9. Comparing the survival between extracorporeal rescue and conventional resuscitation in adult in-hospital cardiac arrests: Propensity analysis of three-year data
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Yih-Sharng Chen, Jih-Shuin Jerng, Shu-Chien Huang, Wen-Je Ko, Ming-Jiuh Wang, Hsi-Yu Yu, Ya-Chen Wang, Nai-Hsin Chi, Nai-Kuan Chou, Jou-Wei Lin, Fang-Yue Lin, Wei-Tien Chang, Chih-Hsien Wang, Juey-Jen Hwang, and Shoei-Shen Wang
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Resuscitation ,Adolescent ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Kaplan-Meier Estimate ,Emergency Nursing ,Return of spontaneous circulation ,Risk Assessment ,Extracorporeal ,Cohort Studies ,Young Adult ,Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ,Cause of Death ,Intensive care ,Confidence Intervals ,Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ,Humans ,Medicine ,Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation ,Hospital Mortality ,Prospective Studies ,Cardiopulmonary resuscitation ,Survival analysis ,Aged ,Probability ,Academic Medical Centers ,business.industry ,Middle Aged ,Survival Analysis ,Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ,Heart Arrest ,Surgery ,Logistic Models ,Anesthesia ,Emergency Medicine ,Female ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Abstract
Aim Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) has been shown to have survival benefit over conventional CPR (CCPR) in patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest of cardiac origin. We compared the survival of patients who had return of spontaneous beating (ROSB) after ECPR with the survival of those who had return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after conventional CPR. Methods Propensity score-matched cohort of adults with in-hospital prolonged CPR (>10min) of cardiac origin in a university-affiliated tertiary extracorporeal resuscitation center were included in this study. Fifty-nine patients with ROSB after ECPR and 63 patients with sustained ROSC by CCPR were analyzed. Main outcome measures were survival at hospital discharge, 30 days, 6 months, and one year, and neurological outcome. Results There was no statistical difference in survival to discharge (29.1% of ECPR responders vs. 22.2% of CCPR responders, p =0.394) and neurological outcome at discharge and one year later. In the propensity score-matched groups, 9 out of 27 ECPR patients survived to one month (33.3%) and 7 out of 27 CCPR patients survived (25.9%). Survival analysis showed no survival difference (HR: 0.856, p =0.634, 95% CI: 0.453–1.620) between the groups, either at 30 days or at the end of one year (HR: 0.602, p =0.093, 95% CI: 0.333–1.088). Conclusions This study failed to demonstrate a survival difference between patients who had ROSB after institution of ECMO and those who had ROSC after conventional CPR. Further studies evaluating the role of ECMO in conventional CPR rescued patients are warranted.
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10. Impact of adding video communication to dispatch instructions on the quality of rescue breathing in simulated cardiac arrests—A randomized controlled study
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Patrick Chow-In Ko, Wei-Tien Chang, Hui-Chih Wang, Shyr-Chyr Chen, Wen-Chu Chiang, Shan-Chwen Chang, Zui-Shen Yen, Shey-Ying Chen, Matthew Huei-Ming Ma, Fang-Yue Lin, and Chih-Wei Yang
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Interactive video ,Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Emergency Nursing ,law.invention ,Randomized controlled trial ,law ,Intensive care ,medicine ,Humans ,Cardiopulmonary resuscitation ,business.industry ,Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems ,Remote Consultation ,Models, Cardiovascular ,Reproducibility of Results ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Respiration, Artificial ,Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ,Heart Arrest ,Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care ,Emergency medicine ,Videoconferencing ,Emergency Medicine ,Breathing ,Female ,Medical emergency ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,Airway ,business ,Cell Phone - Abstract
Both ventilations and compressions are important for victims of prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and asphyxial arrest. Dispatch assistance increases bystander CPR, but the quality of dispatcher-assisted CPR (DA-CPR), especially rescue breathing, remains unsatisfactory. This study was conducted to assess the impact of adding interactive video communication to dispatch instructions on the quality of rescue breathing in simulated cardiac arrests.In this simulation-based study, adults without CPR training within 5 years were recruited between April and July 2007 and randomized to receive dispatch assistance with either voice instruction alone (voice group, n=53) or interactive voice and video instruction (video group, n=43) via a video cell phone. The quality of rescue breathing was evaluated by reviewing the videos and mannequin reports.Subjects in the video group were more likely to open the airway correctly (95.3% vs. 58.5%, P0.01) and to lift the chin properly (95.3% vs. 62.3%, P0.01), but had similar rates of head-tilt (95.3% vs. 84.9%, P=0.10). Volunteers in the video group had larger volume of ventilation (median volume 540 ml vs. 0 ml, P0.01), greater possibility to sustain an open airway (88.4% vs. 60.4%, P0.01) and a tendency towards better nose-pinch (97.7% vs. 86.8%, P=0.06). The video group spent longer time to open the airway (59 s vs. 56 s, P0.05) and to give the first rescue breathing (139 s vs. 102 s, P0.01).Adding video communication to dispatch instructions improved the quality of bystander rescue breathing, including higher proportion of airway opened, and larger volume of ventilation delivered, in simulated cardiac arrests.
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- 2008
11. Outcomes from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Metropolitan Taipei: Does an advanced life support service make a difference?
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Fang Yue Lin, Matthew Huei-Ming Ma, Wen-Jone Chen, Chi Hao Lin, Yao Cheng Wang, Patrick Chow-In Ko, Hui Chi Wang, Wei-Tien Chang, Wen-Chu Chiang, Shyr-Chyr Chen, Bin Chou Lee, Jimmy Ching Chih Huang, Chien Hwa Hwang, and Guan Hwa Hsiung
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Male ,Emergency Medical Services ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Urban Population ,Population ,Taiwan ,Emergency Nursing ,Advanced Cardiac Life Support ,law.invention ,law ,Intensive care ,Outpatients ,medicine ,Emergency medical services ,Humans ,Asystole ,education ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,education.field_of_study ,business.industry ,Basic life support ,Emergency department ,medicine.disease ,Intensive care unit ,Heart Arrest ,Advanced life support ,Survival Rate ,Treatment Outcome ,Emergency medicine ,Emergency Medicine ,Regression Analysis ,Female ,Medical emergency ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Abstract
Summary Background Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is of major medical and public health significance. It also serves as a good indicator in assessing the performance of local emergency medical services system (EMS). There have been arguments for and against the benefits of advanced life support (ALS) over basic life support with defibrillator (BLS-D) for treating OHCA. Aims of the study The study was conducted to characterise the outcomes of cardiac arrest victims in an Asian metropolitan city; to evaluate the impacts of ALS versus BLS-D services; and to explore the possible patient and arrest factors that may be associated with the observed differences in the outcomes between the two pre-hospital care models. Materials and methods Taipei is an Asian metropolitan city with an area of 272 km2 and a population of 2.65 million. The fire-based BLS-D EMS system was in the process of phasing in ALS capability. While there were 40 BLS-D teams in the 12 city districts, two ALS teams were set up in the central part of the city. In this prospective study, all adult non-traumatic OHCA from September 2003 to August 2004 were included. Patient, arrest, care, and outcome variables for OHCA victims were collected from prehospital run sheets, automatic defibrillators, and emergency department and hospital records. Results Among 1423 OHCA included in the analysis, 1037 (73%) received BLS-D service, and 386 (27%) received ALS services. The initial shockable rhythms and early bystander CPR were strongly associated with better survival for victims of cardiac arrests. Compared to BLS-D, ALS patients had similar age, sex, witness status, the rate of bystander CPR, and response timeliness but more patients in asystole (84% versus 72%, p = 0.005). Patients treated by ALS were more likely to result in significantly higher rates of return of spontaneous circulation (29% versus 21%; OR = 1.51 (95% CI 1.15–2.00); p = 0.002) and survival to emergency department/intensive care unit admission (23% versus 15%; OR = 1.66 (95% CI 1.22–2.24); p = 0.001), but there was no difference in the rate of survival to hospital discharge (7% versus 5%; OR = 1.39 (95% CI 0.84–2.23); p = 0.17). The outcome difference from ALS services was more pronounced among patients in asystole and without bystander CPR. Conclusions In this metropolitan EMS in Asia, the implementation of ALS services improved the intermediate, but not the final outcomes. Communities with larger populations and lower incidence of initial shockable rhythms than the OPALS study should also prioritise their resources in setting up and optimising systems of basic life support and early defibrillations. Further studies are warranted to configure the optimal care model for combating cardiac arrest.
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12. Video-recording and time-motion analyses of manual versus mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation during ambulance transport
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Pei-Ching Lin, Chun-Lin Chi, Shyr-Chyr Chen, Hui-Chih Wang, Chien-Hwa Huang, Wen-Chu Chiang, Fang-Yue Lin, Chih-Wei Yang, Kuan-Hwa Hsiung, Wen-Jone Chen, Shey-Ying Chen, Tsung-Che Tsai, Yao-Cheng Wang, Matthew Huei-Ming Ma, Yi-Ling Ke, and Patrick Chow-In Ko
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Male ,Resuscitation ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Ambulances ,Video Recording ,Emergency Nursing ,Intensive care ,Image Processing, Computer-Assisted ,medicine ,Emergency medical services ,Humans ,Prospective Studies ,Cardiopulmonary resuscitation ,Prospective cohort study ,Aged ,Video recording ,business.industry ,Reproducibility of Results ,Data compression ratio ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ,Heart Arrest ,Transportation of Patients ,Emergency Medicine ,Female ,Medical emergency ,Ambulance transport ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Abstract
The quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) plays a crucial role in saving lives from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Previous studies have identified sub-optimal CPR quality in the prehospital settings, but the causes leading to such deficiencies were not fully elucidated.This prospective study was conducted to identify operator- and ambulance-related factors affecting CPR quality during ambulance transport; and to assess the effectiveness of mechanical CPR device in such environment.A digital video-recording system was set up in two ambulances in Taipei City to study CPR practice for adult, non-traumatic OHCAs from January 2005 to March 2006. Enrolled patients received either manual CPR or CPR by a mechanical device (Thumper). Quality of CPR in terms of (1) adequacy of chest compressions, (2) instantaneous compression rates, and (3) unnecessary no-chest compression interval, was assessed by time-motion analysis of the videos.A total of 20 ambulance resuscitations were included. Compared to the manual group (n=12), the Thumper group (n=8) had similar no-chest compression interval (33.40% versus 31.63%, P=0.16); significantly lower average chest compression rate (113.3+/-47.1 min(-1) versus 52.3+/-14.2 min(-1), P0.05), average chest compression rate excluding no-chest compression interval (164.2+/-43.3 min(-1) versus 77.2+/-6.9 min(-1), P0.05), average ventilation rate (16.1+/-4.9 min(-1) versus 11.7+/-3.5 min(-1), P0.05); and longer no-chest compression interval before getting off the ambulance (5.7+/-9.9s versus 18.7+/-9.1s, P0.05). The majority of the no-chest compression interval was considered operator-related; only 15.3% was caused by ambulance related factors.Many unnecessary no-chest compression intervals were identified during ambulance CPR, and most of this was operator, rather than ambulance related. Though a mechanical device could minimise the no-chest compression intervals after activation, it took considerable time to deploy in a system with short transport time. Human factors remained the most important cause of poor CPR quality. Ways to improve the CPR quality in the ambulance warrant further study.
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13. The demand for prehospital advanced life support and the appropriateness of dispatch in Taipei
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Shyr-Chyr Chen, Patrick Chow-In Ko, Tsung-Chien Lu, Matthew Huei-Ming Ma, Fuh-Yuan Shih, Zui-Shen Yen, Chih Hao Lin, Wen-Jone Chen, Ying Ta Chen, and Fang Yue Lin
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Service (business) ,Emergency Medical Services ,Health Services Needs and Demand ,Time Factors ,business.industry ,Taiwan ,Vital signs ,Emergency Nursing ,Advanced Cardiac Life Support ,medicine.disease ,Metropolitan area ,Triage ,Advanced life support ,Stratified sampling ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Intensive care ,Emergency Medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Seasons ,Medical emergency ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Retrospective Studies - Abstract
Summary Introduction Implementing prehospital advanced life support (ALS) services requires more medical and societal resources in training and equipment. The actual demand for ALS services in our communities was not clear. To ensure good use of expensive resources, it is important to evaluate the demand and appropriateness of ALS services before full-scale implementation takes place. Objective To evaluate the rate and characteristics of demand for ALS, and the appropriateness of ALS dispatch of the emergency medical service (EMS) system in metropolitan Taipei City. Methods A retrospective, cross-sectional analysis of the EMS records of Taipei City Fire Department from April 1999 to December 2000 was conducted. Stratified random sampling of all EMS records in the second week of January, April, July and October of 2000 were obtained, along with the corresponding ALS dispatch records. Retrospective ALS demand criteria, including the chief complaints, mechanisms of injury/illness, initial vital signs and types of care rendered, were developed to estimate the rate of ALS demand. ALS demand is expressed as the percentage of cases fulfilling ALS criteria over the total number of EMS cases. Appropriate ALS dispatches were those ALS dispatches determined as fulfilling the ALS demand criteria. Results Among the sampled 5433 EMS cases, 490 (9.02%) were determined as a demand for ALS care. ALS demands varied from region to region, and were higher during winter months and afternoon rush hours. There were 175 actual ALS dispatches, accounting for 3.22% of the sampled EMS services. The triage performance was suboptimal: the appropriateness of ALS dispatch was 37.14%; the overtriage rate was 72.86%. Conclusion Around nine percent of EMS calls demand ALS services. The current triage performance for proper ALS dispatch was suboptimal. A correct ALS dispatch protocol and more dispatcher training programmes should be established in the communities to ensure best use of valuable ALS resources.
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14. Evaluating the quality of prehospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation by reviewing automated external defibrillator records and survival for out-of-hospital witnessed arrests
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Matthew Huei-Ming Ma, Fang Yue Lin, Patrick Chow-In Ko, Chih Hao Lin, and Wen-Jone Chen
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Adult ,Male ,Emergency Medical Services ,Resuscitation ,Adolescent ,medicine.medical_treatment ,education ,Taiwan ,Emergency Nursing ,Return of spontaneous circulation ,Electrocardiography ,Intensive care ,Humans ,Medicine ,cardiovascular diseases ,Cardiopulmonary resuscitation ,Automated external defibrillator ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,Out of hospital ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Survival Analysis ,Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ,Heart Arrest ,Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care ,Treatment Outcome ,Ventricular Fibrillation ,Ventricular fibrillation ,Emergency Medicine ,Female ,Medical emergency ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Defibrillators - Abstract
Objectives: Without an easy method to monitor the performance of prehospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), earlier studies have not been able to assess the quality of CPR. In this study, we have used a new approach to evaluate prehospital CPR performance and the impact on outcome using data retrieved from the automatic external defibrillators (AED). Materials and methods: Electrocardiography (ECG) and voice records from AED data cards from 633 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) were reviewed. Fifty-two witnessed cardiac arrests in ventricular fibrillation (VF) requiring post-shock CPR underwent an independent, structured review by two physicians. The adequacy of prehospital CPR was defined on the basis of noticeable deflection of the ECG with chest compressions, the actual number of chest compressions delivered per minute, and the continuity of prehospital CPR at the scene and during transport. Outcome measures included return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) and survival to hospital admission and discharge. Results: The quality of prehospital CPR was judged as adequate in 15 (29%, 95%; CI: 18–42%) and inadequate in 37 (71%, 95%; CI: 58–82%) of the consensus. Adequate CPR performance resulted in a higher rate of ROSC at the scene (53% versus 8%, 95% CI of the difference 14–76%), and survival to hospital discharge (53% versus 8%, 95% CI of the difference 14–76%). Two reviewers agreed on whether CPR was adequate in 92.3% of cases, with a kappa of 0.82. Conclusions: The quality of prehospital CPR is associated with a greater likelihood of survival in witnessed VF arrests in need of post-shock CPR. The potential of widely available electrocardiography and voice records in AEDs in providing a convenient and real-time evaluation of prehospital CPR should be explored further.
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15. A web-based Utstein style registry system of in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation in Taiwan
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Chung-Chin Lin, Wen-Jone Chen, Yueh-Ping Liu, Tsung-Chien Lu, Jih-Shuin Jerng, Chung-Liang Shih, and Fang-Yue Lin
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Utstein Style ,Male ,Resuscitation ,medicine.medical_treatment ,MEDLINE ,Emergency Nursing ,Return of spontaneous circulation ,Hospitals, University ,Intensive care ,medicine ,Humans ,Cardiopulmonary resuscitation ,Prospective Studies ,Registries ,Prospective cohort study ,Survival rate ,Aged ,Inpatients ,Internet ,business.industry ,medicine.disease ,Heart Arrest ,Survival Rate ,Treatment Outcome ,Emergency Medicine ,Female ,Medical emergency ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Emergency Service, Hospital - Abstract
Summary Purpose of the study The Web-Based Registry System on In-hospital Resuscitation (WRSIR) is the first prospective, web-based, multi-site, and Utstein-based reporting system in Taiwan. This study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of the system in one of the participating hospitals and identify prognostic factors associated with survival. Material and methods The WRSIR is an on-line registry system coded with the active server page (ASP) programming method. Information was gathered and entered on-line by trained staff using spreadsheets that could be automatically created according to the updated Utstein in-hospital template. Through the implementation of the system, in a tertiary teaching hospital we evaluated all adults with in-hospital cardiac arrest receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation between 1 October 2004 and 30 September 2005. The main outcome measures were return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), survival to hospital discharge, and cerebral performance category score at the time of discharge. Logistic regression analysis was performed to determine independent predictors of survival. Results A total of 330 cases experienced in-hospital resuscitation. ROSC occurred in 233 cases (71%) and 61 patients (18%) survived to hospital discharge. Thirty-five patients (58%) had a good neurological outcome with the cerebral performance category (CPC) score of 1 or 2 among survivors. The major predictor of ROSC was initial rhythm of VT/VF (adjusted OR 0.36, 95% CI 0.16–0.78). Conclusion This study examined the feasibility of a web-based registry system on in-hospital resuscitation using the Utstein style in an oriental country. It provides a comprehensive and standardised method for on-line registry of data collection, allowing individual hospitals to track each case for quality improvement. A further nationwide registry will enforce the possibility of data analysis and future perspective research of in-hospital resuscitation.
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16. Impact of community-wide deployment of biphasic waveform automated external defibrillators on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Taipei
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Patrick Chow-In Ko, Matthew Huei-Ming Ma, Fang-Yue Lin, Zui-Shen Yen, Wen-Jone Chen, and Chung-Liang Shih
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Tachycardia ,Utstein Style ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Resuscitation ,Time Factors ,Taiwan ,Emergency Nursing ,Intensive care ,medicine ,Emergency medical services ,Humans ,Prospective Studies ,Survival rate ,Aged ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Equipment Design ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Heart Arrest ,Survival Rate ,Emergency medicine ,Ventricular fibrillation ,Emergency Medicine ,Female ,Medical emergency ,medicine.symptom ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Electrocardiography ,Defibrillators - Abstract
Objectives: To determine the impact and outcome of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) while using automated external defibrillators (AED) with biphasic waveforms and its effectiveness when using the Utstein Style community-wide in Taipei. Material and methods: A one-year study was conducted to collect OHCA patients with AED utilization prospectively in Taipei City. All events and variables were recorded in the Utstein Style. Electrocardiography and voice records recovered from AED data cards were analysed. The endpoints were survival outcomes. Results: Of 653 OHCA patients with AED utilization, only 80 (12.6%) patients with 635 true arrests presented with ventricular fibrillation or tachycardia (VF/VT) as the initial rhythm. The interval between call-to-shock was 5 min longer than call-to-EMS arrival (9.3 min versus 4.0 min). Fourteen (25%) of the 55 witnessed VF/VT arrests survived to home discharge. Ninety-seven percent of shockable rhythms were successfully terminated with less than three shocks. For all OHCA patients, initial rhythm of VF/VT (OR 3.4; 95% CI = 1.2–9.4), witnessed status (OR 4.7; 95% CI = 1.3–16.6), and presence of organised rhythm irrespective of pulse during prehospital resuscitation (OR 9.2; 95% CI = 3.2–26.8) demonstrated an independent association with survival to home discharge. For VF/VT arrests, witnessed status, shorter call-to-shock time, high successful rate of the first shock, fewer averaged number of shocks delivered for each patient, and presence of an organised rhythm during prehospital resuscitation showed a likelihood to predict to predict discharged survival in univariate analysis. Conclusions: Low frequency of VF arrests is unique to certain eastern populations but without a reduction of AED shock efficacy with biphasic waveform. Besides initial VF and witnessed status, a prehospital post-shock organized rhythm irrespective of pulse appears to be correlated to survival. Certain circumstances in a congested metropolitan city consume time to deliver shocks even after EMS arrival, and might require bystander or public access defibrillation.
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17. Ultra long cardiopulmonary resuscitation with intact cerebral performance for an asystolic patient with acute myocarditis
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Wen-Je Ko, Meng-Kun Tsai, Shoei-Shen Wang, Yih-Sharng Chen, Hsi-Yu Yu, Hseng-Long Yeh, and Fang-Yue Lin
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Adult ,Emergency Medical Services ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Resuscitation ,Time Factors ,Myocarditis ,medicine.medical_treatment ,education ,Blood Pressure ,Emergency Nursing ,Return of spontaneous circulation ,Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ,Intensive care ,medicine ,Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ,Humans ,Cardiopulmonary resuscitation ,Heart transplantation ,business.industry ,medicine.disease ,Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ,Heart Arrest ,Surgery ,Blood pressure ,Cerebrovascular Circulation ,Anesthesia ,Emergency Medicine ,Heart Transplantation ,Female ,Hemofiltration ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Abstract
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for 10-30 min without return of spontaneous circulation is considered to have a grave prognosis. We report a 27-year-old woman who experienced in-hospital, witnessed cardiac arrest and underwent prolonged CPR with manual chest compressions for 280 min. Adequate chest compression was monitored with femoral arterial pressure monitoring. During this time, she was alert and responsive. She was then supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for 9 days without her heart beating. After combined heart and kidney transplantation, she recovered well with intact cerebral performance. This successful case report supports the endeavours for relentless CPR efforts.
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18. Ultra long cardiopulmonary resuscitation with intact cerebral performance for an asystolic patient with acute myocarditis
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Yu, Hsi-Yu, primary, Yeh, Hseng-Long, additional, Wang, Shoei-Shen, additional, Tsai, Meng-Kun, additional, Chen, Yih-Sharng, additional, Ko, Wen-Je, additional, and Lin, Fang-Yue, additional
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