Quantitative characterization of left ventricular function during pulseless electrical activity using echocardiography during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several prospective studies have demonstrated that the echocardiographic detection of any myocardial activity during PEA is strongly associated with higher rates of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). We hypothesized that PEA represents a spectrum of disease in which not only the presence of myocardial activity, but more specifically that the degree of left ventricular (LV) function would be a predictor of outcomes. The purpose of this study was to retrospectively assess the association between LV function and outcomes in patients with OHCA.

Materials and methods

Using prospectively obtained data from an observational cohort of patients receiving focused echocardiography during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the Emergency Department (ED) setting, we

SUBMITTER: Teran F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10694851 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature