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Under pressure - Association of the arm position and leading circulatory structure behind the pressure point in cardiopulmonary resuscitation patients.
Mueller, Matthias; Strassl, Andreas; Stelzer, Philipp D; Woedl, Florian; Riss, Dominik; Grafeneder, Juergen; Ettl, Florian; Schernthaner, Ruediger; Holzer, Michael; Wassipaul, Christian.
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  • Mueller M; Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
  • Strassl A; Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Christian Doppler Laboratory for Machine Learning Driven Precision Medicine, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University Vienna, Austria.
  • Stelzer PD; Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: philipp.d.stelzer@meduniwien.ac.at.
  • Woedl F; Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
  • Riss D; Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
  • Grafeneder J; Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
  • Ettl F; Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
  • Schernthaner R; Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Clinic Landstrasse, Vienna Healthcare Group, Austria.
  • Holzer M; Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
  • Wassipaul C; Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
Eur J Radiol ; 180: 111706, 2024 Nov.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39197269
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Thoracic computed tomography scans (CT) are used by several study groups to investigate the circulatory structures (heart and vessels) located behind the pressure point for chest compressions. Yet, it remains unclear how the positioning of these structures is influenced by factors such as intubation, the respiratory cycle and arm positioning.

METHODS:

We retrospectively analyzed data of adult patients with in- or out-of-hospital cardiac arrest who underwent thoracic CT imaging within one year before or up to six months after arrest. A region of interest (ROI) behind the pressure point was defined. The largest structure within this region was defined as "leading circulatory structure", which was the primary outcome. Airway status (intubated versus spontaneous breathing), respiratory cycle (inspiration, expiration, resting expiratory position), and arm position (up over the head versus down beside the trunk) served as covariates in an ordinal regression model.

RESULTS:

Among 500 initially screened patients, 411 (82.2 %) were included in the analysis. There was a significant association between the arm position and the leading circulatory structure behind the pressure point. However, no association was found with airway status or respiratory cycle. The most frequently identified leading circulatory structure was the left atrium (arms up 41.8 %, down 50.7 %), followed by the ascending aorta (up 23.8 % vs. down 16.7 %). The left ventricle was the leading structure in only one case (0.2 %, arms down).

CONCLUSION:

This study shows that arm position is significantly associated with the leading circulatory structure behind the pressure point for chest compressions in cardiac arrest.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X / Reanimación Cardiopulmonar / Posicionamiento del Paciente Límite: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Eur J Radiol Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Austria Pais de publicación: Irlanda
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X / Reanimación Cardiopulmonar / Posicionamiento del Paciente Límite: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Eur J Radiol Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Austria Pais de publicación: Irlanda