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Associations between clinical characteristics of cardiac arrest and early CT head findings of hypoxic ischaemic brain injury following out-of- hospital cardiac arrest

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RESUSCITATION
Volume 190, Issue -, Pages -

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ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109858

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Cardiac Arrest; Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy; Hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury; Neuroimaging

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Early CT findings of HIBI are associated with clinical arrest characteristics. Identifying risk factors for abnormal CT findings can help identify patients at higher risk for HIBI and target interventions appropriately.
Background/Objective: Post-cardiac arrest patients are vulnerable to hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury (HIBI), but HIBI may not be identified until computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain is obtained post-resuscitation and stabilization. We aimed to evaluate the association of clinical arrest characteristics with early CT findings of HIBI to identify those at the highest risk for HIBI.Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients who underwent whole-body imaging. Head CT reports were analyzed with an emphasis on findings suggestive of HIBI; HIBI was present if any of the following were noted on the neuroradiologist read: global cerebral oedema, sulcal effacement, blurred grey-white junction, and ventricular compression. The primary exposure was duration of cardiac arrest. Secondary exposures included age, cardiac vs noncardiac etiology, and witnessed vs unwitnessed arrest. The primary outcome was CT findings of HIBI.Results: A total of 180 patients (average age 54 years, 32% female, 71% White, 53% witnessed arrest, 32% cardiac etiology of arrest, mean CPR duration of 15 & PLUSMN; 10 minutes) were included in this analysis. CT findings of HIBI were seen in 47 (48.3%) patients. Multivariate logistic regression demonstrated a significant association between CPR duration and HIBI (adjusted OR = 1.1, 95% CI 1.01-1.11, p < 0.01).Conclusion: Signs of HIBI are commonly seen on CT head within 6 hours of OHCA, occurring in approximately half of patients, and are associated with CPR duration. Determining risk factors for abnormal CT findings can help clinically identify patients at higher risk for HIBI and target interventions appropriately.

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