Abstract
BackgroundTissue oxygenation index (TOI) using the near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has been demonstrated as a useful indicator to predict return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) among out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients in hospital setting. However, it has not been widely examined based on pre-hospital setting.MethodsIn this prospective observational study, we measured TOI in pre-hospital setting among OHCA patients receiving cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) during ambulance transportation between 2017 and 2018. Throughout the pre-hospital CPR procedure, TOI was continuously measured. The study population was divided into two subgroups: ROSC group and non-ROSC group.ResultsOf the 81 patients included in the final analysis, 26 achieved ROSC and 55 did not achieve ROSC. Patients in the ROSC group were significantly younger, had higher ∆TOI (changes in TOI) (5.8 % vs. 1.3 %; p < 0.01), and were more likely to have shockable rhythms and event witnessed than patients in the non-ROSC group. ∆TOI cut-off value of 5 % had highest sensitivity (65.4 %) and specificity (89.3 %) for ROSC. Patients with a cut-off value ≤-2.0 % did not achieve ROSC and while all OHCA patient with a cut-off value ≥ 8.0 % achieved ROSC. In addition, ROSC group had stronger positive correlation between mean chest compression rate and ∆TOI (r = 0.82) than non-ROSC group (r = 0.50).ConclusionsThis study suggests that ∆ TOI could be a useful indicator to predict ROSC in a pre-hospital setting.
Highlights
Tissue oxygenation index (TOI) using the near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has been demonstrated as a useful indicator to predict return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) among out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients in hospital setting
High-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) according to the American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines for cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) can maintain cerebral blood flow only by 30–40 % of normal flow [5, 6]
Similar to our previous study based on hospital setting, we observed in this study that adding witness status and initial shockable rhythm to ΔTOI in pre-hospital setting increased the accuracy of ROSC prediction [13]
Summary
Tissue oxygenation index (TOI) using the near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has been demonstrated as a useful indicator to predict return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) among out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients in hospital setting. It has not been widely examined based on pre-hospital setting. High-quality CPR according to the AHA guidelines for cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) (with proper rate of 100–120 /min, proper depth of 5–6 cm, complete chest recoil and minimizing interruption of chest compressions measured by chest compression fraction and so on) can maintain cerebral blood flow only by 30–40 % of normal flow [5, 6]. There are no specific and reliable indicators to assess the cerebral blood flow directly to the response of CPR quality [9]
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