Journal
RESUSCITATION
Volume 121, Issue -, Pages 187-194Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2017.10.002
Keywords
Targeted temperature management; Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; Quality improvement; Randomized controlled trial; Knowledge translation; Critical care; Prehospital intervention; Safety
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- Canadian Institute of Health Research
- Physicians Services Incorporated Foundation
- Center for Resuscitation Science
- Laerdal Foundation for Acute Medicine - Centre Support Program
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
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Rationale: Targeted temperature management (TTM) improves survival with good neurological outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), but is delivered inconsistently and often with delay. Objective: To determine if prehospital cooling by paramedics leads to higher rates of 'successful TTM', defined as achieving a target temperature of 32-34 degrees C within 6 h of hospital arrival. Methods: Pragmatic RCT comparing prehospital cooling (surface ice packs, cold saline infusion, wristband reminders) initiated 5 min after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) versus usual resuscitation and transport. The primary outcome was rate of 'successful TTM'; secondary outcomes were rates of applying TTM in hospital, survival with good neurological outcome, pulmonary edema in emergency department, and re-arrest during transport. Results: 585 patients were randomized to receive prehospital cooling (n = 279) or control (n = 306). Prehospital cooling did not increase rates of 'successful TTM' (30% vs 25%; RR, 1.17; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.91-1.52; p = 0.22), but increased rates of applying TTM in hospital (68% vs 56%; RR, 1.21; 95% CI 1.07-1.37; p = 0.003). Survival with good neurological outcome (29% vs 26%; RR, 1.13, 95% CI 0.87-1.47; p = 0.37) was similar. Prehospital cooling was not associated with re-arrest during transport (7.5% vs 8.2%; RR, 0.94; 95% CI 0.54-1.63; p = 0.83) but was associated with decreased incidence of pulmonary edema in emergency department (12% vs 18%; RR, 0.66; 95% CI 0.44-0.99; p = 0.04). Conclusions: Prehospital cooling initiated 5 min after ROSC did not increase rates of achieving a target temperature of 32-34 degrees C within 6 h of hospital arrival but was safe and increased application of TTM in hospital. (C) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
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