Shorter time until return of spontaneous circulation is the only independent factor for a good neurological outcome in patients with postcardiac arrest syndrome

Tomohide Komatsu, Kosaku Kinoshita, Atsushi Sakurai, Takashi Moriya, Junko Yamaguchi, Atsunori Sugita, Rikimaru Kogawa, Katsuhisa Tanjoh, Tomohide Komatsu, Kosaku Kinoshita, Atsushi Sakurai, Takashi Moriya, Junko Yamaguchi, Atsunori Sugita, Rikimaru Kogawa, Katsuhisa Tanjoh

Abstract

Objective: Few studies have reported factors that result in a better neurological outcome in patients with postcardiac arrest syndrome (PCAS) following return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). We investigated the factors affecting neurological outcome in terms of both prehospital care and treatments after arrival at hospital in patients with PCAS.

Methods: The study enrolled patients with cardiogenic cardiac arrest who were admitted to an intensive care unit after ROSC with PCAS. We investigated the association of the following factors with outcome: age, gender, witness to event present, bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed, ECG waveform at the scene, time interval from receipt of call to arrival of emergency personnel, time interval from receipt of call to arrival at hospital, prehospital defibrillation performed, special procedures performed by emergency medical technician, and time interval from receipt of call to ROSC, coronary angiography/percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and therapeutic hypothermia performed.

Results: The study enrolled 227 patients with PCAS. Compared with the poor neurological outcome group, the good neurological outcome group had a statistically significant higher proportion of the following factors: younger age, male, witness present, bystander CPR performed, first ECG showed ventricular fibrillation/pulseless ventricular tachycardia, defibrillation performed during transportation, short time interval from receipt of call to ROSC, coronary angiography/PCI and therapeutic hypothermia performed. Of these factors, the only independent factor associated with good neurological outcome was the short time interval from receipt of the call to ROSC.

Conclusions: In the present study, shortening time interval from receipt of call to ROSC was the only important independent factor to achieve good neurological outcome in patients with PCAS.

Keywords: cardiac arrest; cardiac care, treatment; emergency ambulance systems, effectiveness; emergency care systems, efficiency; resuscitation.

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Breakdown of total numbers in patients with cardiopulmonary arrest. CA, cardiac arrest; CPC, Pittsburgh cerebral-performance categories; ICU, intensive care unit; ROSC, return of spontaneous circulation.

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