End-tidal Carbon Dioxide + Return of Spontaneous Circulation After Cardiac Arrest (RACA) Score to Predict Outcomes After Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The return of spontaneous circulation after cardiac arrest (RACA) score is a well-validated model for estimating the probability of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) by incorporating several variables, including gender, age, arrest aetiology, witness status, arrest location, initial cardiac rhythms, bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and emergency medical services (EMS) arrival time. The RACA score was initially designed for comparisons between different EMS systems by standardising ROSC rates. End-tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO₂) is a quality indicator of CPR. We aimed to improve the performance of the RACA score by adding minimum EtCO₂ measured during CPR to develop the EtCO

SUBMITTER: Wu CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10284512 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature