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- Friberg, Hans, et al.
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Terapeutisk hypotermi efter hjärtstopp : ny länk i kedjan som kan rädda liv
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Ingår i: Läkartidningen. - 0023-7205 .- 1652-7518. ; 101:30-31, s. 2412-6
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Sudden, unexpected cardiac arrest is a common cause of death. Among patients who are successfully resuscitated, a majority dies without regaining consciousness. Therapeutic hypothermia has recently been shown to improve neurological outcome in two randomized studies and to improve survival in one of them. Based on the two studies, international evidence-based recommendations have been proposed and published (ILCOR). In this review we discuss the theoretical background of hypothermic neuroprotection and therapeutic implications. We propose that victims of cardiac arrest with return of spontaneous circulation and persistent unconsciousness are considered for hypothermia treatment and that data from treated patients are collected in a common website database (see: www.scctg.org) to allow further evaluation of the use of ICU resources, efficacy of hypothermia treatment and potential risks.
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- Gagnon, David J., et al.
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Prophylactic antibiotics are associated with a lower incidence of pneumonia in cardiac arrest survivors treated with targeted temperature management
- 2015
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Ingår i: Resuscitation. - : Elsevier BV. - 0300-9572 .- 1873-1570. ; 92, s. 154-159
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Introduction: Prophylactic antibiotics (PRO) reduce the incidence of early-onset pneumonia in comatose patients with structural brain injury, but have not been examined in cardiac arrest survivors undergoing targeted temperature management (TTM). We investigated the effect of PRO on the development of pneumonia in that population. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study comparing patients treated with PRO to those not receiving PRO (no-PRO) using Northern Hypothermia Network registry data. Cardiac arrest survivors >= 18 years of age with a GCS < 8 at hospital admission and treated with TTM at 32-34 degrees C were enrolled in the registry. Differences were analyzed in univariate analyses and with logistic regression models to evaluate independent associations of clinical factors with incidence of pneumonia and good functional outcome. Results: 416 of 1240 patients (33.5%) received PRO. Groups were similar in age, gender, arrest location, initial rhythm, and time from collapse to return of spontaneous circulation. PRO patients had less pneumonia (12.6% vs. 54.9%, p < 0.001) and less sepsis (1.2 vs. 5.7%, p < 0.001) compared to no-PRO patients. ICU length of stay (98 vs. 100 h, p = 0.2) and incidence of a good functional outcome (41.1 vs. 36.6%, p = 0.19) were similar between groups. Backwards stepwise logistic regression demonstrated PRO were independently associated with a lower incidence of pneumonia (OR 0.09, 95% 0.06-0.14, p < 0.001) and a similar incidence of good functional outcome. Conclusions: Prophylactic antibiotics were associated with a reduced incidence of pneumonia but a similar rate of good functional outcome.
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- Gedeborg, Rolf, et al.
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Adverse effects of high-dose epinephrine on cerebral blood flow during experimental cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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Ingår i: Critical Care Medicine. - 0090-3493 .- 1530-0293. ; 28:5, s. 1423-1430
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVE:To study the effects of high-dose epinephrine, compared with standard-dose epinephrine, on the dynamics of superficial cortical cerebral blood flow as well as global cerebral oxygenation during experimental cardiopulmonary resuscitation. We hypothesized that high-dose epinephrine might be unable to improve cerebral blood flow during cardiopulmonary resuscitation as compared with standard-dose epinephrine.DESIGN:Randomized controlled study.SETTING:University hospital research laboratory.SUBJECTS:A total of 20 male anesthetized piglets.INTERVENTIONS:Ventricular fibrillation was induced. A nonintervention interval of 8 mins was followed by open-chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The animals were randomized to receive repeated bolus injections of either 20 microg/kg (standard-dose group, n = 10) or 200 microg/kg (high-dose group, n = 10) of epinephrine.MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS:Focal cortical cerebral blood flow was measured continuously by using laser Doppler flowmetry. The duration of blood flow increase was significantly shorter in the high-dose group after the second dose of epinephrine. In the high-dose group there was also a consistent tendency for lower peak levels and shorter duration of flow increase in response to repeated bolus doses of epinephrine. Cerebral oxygen extraction ratio was significantly lower in the high-dose group after administration of epinephrine.CONCLUSIONS:Repeated bolus doses of epinephrine 200 microg/kg, as compared with 20 microg/kg, do not improve superficial cortical cerebral blood flow during experimental open-chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation. High-dose epinephrine appears to induce vasoconstriction of cortical cerebral blood vessels resulting in redistribution of blood flow from superficial cortex. This might be one explanation for the failure of high-dose epinephrine to improve overall outcome in clinical trials.
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Cerebral ischaemia in experimental cardiopulmonary resuscitation--comparison of epinephrine and aortic occlusion.
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Ingår i: Resuscitation. - 0300-9572 .- 1873-1570. ; 50:3, s. 319-29
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The apparent inability of epinephrine to improve outcome after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) could be caused by direct negative effects on the cerebral circulation. Constant aortic occlusion with a balloon catheter could be an alternative way to improve coronary and cerebral perfusion during CPR. The objective of the present study was to compare the effects of standard-dose epinephrine with balloon occlusion of the descending aorta on cortical cerebral blood flow augmentation during CPR. Ventricular fibrillation was induced in 24 anaesthetised piglets. A non-intervention interval of 9 min was followed by open-chest CPR. The animals were randomised to receive repeated intravenous bolus doses of epinephrine 20 microg/kg or balloon occlusion of the descending aorta. Focal cortical cerebral blood flow was measured continuously using laser-Doppler flowmetry. Balloon occlusion of the aorta resulted in a significantly higher mean cortical cerebral blood flow and a lower cerebral oxygen extraction ratio than epinephrine during CPR. After restoration of spontaneous circulation the cerebral perfusion appeared compromised to the same extent in both groups, with lower blood flow compared to baseline, high cerebral oxygen extraction and cerebral tissue acidosis. No difference in cerebral cortical vascular resistance between the two groups could be detected. It is concluded that aortic balloon occlusion was superior to epinephrine in cerebral blood flow augmentation during resuscitation and did not generate adverse effects on cerebral blood flow, oxygenation or tissue pH after restoration of spontaneous circulation. No evidence of cerebral vasoconstriction induced by standard-dose epinephrine was found.
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