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Resumption of chest compressions after successful defibrillation and risk for recurrence of ventricular fibrillation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
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Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology [Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol] 2014 Aug; Vol. 7 (4), pp. 633-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Jul 11. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Background: Prior investigation of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has raised the concern that ventricular fibrillation (VF) recurrence may be triggered by chest compression (CC) resumption. We investigated predictors of VF recurrence after defibrillation, including timing of CC resumption.<br />Methods and Results: Patients with witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and initial rhythm of VF from an Utstein-style database were analyzed. For each shock that defibrillated VF, CC resumption and VF recurrence times were determined. Shocks were classified according to postshock rhythm. Factors (age, sex, time from dispatch to monitor/defibrillator application, and CC resumption) that could predict VF recurrence were analyzed. CC resumption was categorized into groups: CC1, 1 to 5 seconds; CC2, 6 to 10 seconds; CC3, 11 to 30 seconds; and CC4, >30 seconds. Eighty-eight subjects were analyzed, with a total of 285 shocks, with 226 shocks that achieved asystole (n=102), organized rhythm (n=120), or monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (n=4). After a successful shock, CC resumption occurred at a median (interquartile range) of 8 (5-18) seconds. VF recurred after 166 shocks (74%) and recurred within 30 seconds in 69 shocks. There was no significant relationship between VF recurrence and factors analyzed including CC resumption time, nor stratified by postshock rhythm. The hazard ratios (HRs) for VF recurrence within 30 seconds for later CC groups (CC2, CC3, and CC4) relative to early CC resumption (CC1) were as follows: HR(CC2)=1.05 (P=0.9); HR(CC3)=1.75 (P=0.1); and HR(CC4)=0.67 (P=0.4).<br />Conclusions: VF recurrence within 30 seconds of a defibrillatory shock was not dependent on timing of CC resumption in patients with witnessed arrest and initial rhythm of VF.<br /> (© 2014 American Heart Association, Inc.)
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Arizona
Defibrillators
Electrocardiography
Female
Humans
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Male
Middle Aged
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest complications
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest diagnosis
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest physiopathology
Predictive Value of Tests
Recurrence
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular Fibrillation diagnosis
Ventricular Fibrillation etiology
Ventricular Fibrillation physiopathology
Electric Countershock adverse effects
Electric Countershock instrumentation
Emergency Medical Services methods
Heart Massage adverse effects
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest therapy
Ventricular Fibrillation therapy
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1941-3084
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25015946
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCEP.114.001506