Long-term Prognostic Significance of Gasping in Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients Undergoing Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: a Post Hoc Analysis of a Multi-center Prospective Cohort Study

Overview

Journal J Intensive Care

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty Critical Care

Date 2023 Oct 6

PMID 37803414

Authors

Satoshi Nara

Naofumi Bunya

Hirofumi Ohnishi

Keigo Sawamoto

Shuji Uemura

Nobuaki Kokubu

Mamoru Hase

Eichi Narimatsu

Yasufumi Asai

Yoshio Tahara

Takahiro Atsumi

Ken Nagao

Naoto Morimura

Tetsuya Sakamoto

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Abstract

Background: Gasping during resuscitation has been reported as a favorable factor for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. We examined whether gasping during resuscitation is independently associated with favorable neurological outcomes in patients with refractory ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VF/pVT) undergoing extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation ECPR.

Methods: Data from a 2014 study on advanced cardiac life support for ventricular fibrillation with extracorporeal circulation in Japan (SAVE-J), which examined the efficacy of ECPR for refractory VF/pVT, were analyzed. The primary endpoint was survival with a 6-month favorable neurological outcome in patients who underwent ECPR with or without gasping during resuscitation. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to evaluate the association between gasping and outcomes.

Results: Of the 454 patients included in the SAVE-J study, data from 212 patients were analyzed in this study after excluding those with missing information and those who did not undergo ECPR. Gasping has been observed in 47 patients during resuscitation; 11 (23.4%) had a favorable neurological outcome at 6 months. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that gasping during resuscitation was independently associated with a favorable neurological outcome (odds ratio [OR], 10.58 [95% confidence interval (CI) 3.22-34.74]). The adjusted OR for gasping during emergency medical service transport and on arrival at the hospital was 27.44 (95% CI 5.65-133.41).

Conclusions: Gasping during resuscitation is a favorable factor in patients with refractory VF/pVT. Patients with refractory VF/pVT with continuously preserved gasping during EMS transportation to the hospital are expected to have more favorable outcomes.

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