Mild therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest - effect on survival with good neurological outcome outside of randomised controlled trials: A registry-based analysis.
Eur J Anaesthesiol
; 41(10): 779-786, 2024 Oct 01.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
For nearly 20âyears, in international guidelines, mild therapeutic hypothermia (MTH) was an important component of postresuscitation care. However, recent randomised controlled trials have questioned its benefits. At present, international guidelines only recommend actively preventing fever, but there are ongoing discussions about whether the majority of cardiac arrest patients could benefit from MTH treatment.OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this study was to compare the outcome of adult patients treated with and without MTH after cardiac arrest.DESIGN:
Observational cohort study.SETTING:
German Resuscitation Registry covering more than 31 million inhabitants of Germany and Austria. PATIENTS All adult patients between 2006 and 2022 with out-of-hospital or in-hospital cardiac arrest and comatose on admission. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Primary endpoint hospital discharge with good neurological outcome [cerebral performance categories (CPC) 1 or 2]. Secondary endpoint hospital discharge. We used a multivariate binary logistic regression analysis to identify the effects on outcome of all known influencing variables.RESULTS:
We analysed 33â933 patients (10â034 treated with MTH, 23â899 without MTH). The multivariate regression model revealed that MTH was an independent predictor of CPC 1/2 survival and of hospital discharge with odds ratio (95% confidence intervals) of 1.60 (1.49 to 1.72), Pâ<â0.001 and 1.89 (1.76 to 2.02), Pâ<â0.001, respectively.CONCLUSION:
Our data indicate the existence of a positive association between MTH and a favourable neurological outcome after cardiac arrest. It therefore seems premature to refrain from giving MTH treatment for the entire spectrum of patients after cardiac arrest. Further prospective studies are needed.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Sistema de Registros
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Paro Cardíaco
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Hipotermia Inducida
Límite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Anaesthesiol
Asunto de la revista:
ANESTESIOLOGIA
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido