Use of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy by Paramedics During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Feasibility Study

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) provides continuous real-time measurement of regional cerebral oxygen saturation (rSO(2)) during resuscitation. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of paramedics using NIRS during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) resuscitation. Paramedics were trained to recor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Drennan, Ian R., Gilgan, Joshua, Goncharenko, Karina, Lin, Steve
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
Materias:
Emerging Evidence
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7063656/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32159117
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cjco.2019.07.002
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Sumario:Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) provides continuous real-time measurement of regional cerebral oxygen saturation (rSO(2)) during resuscitation. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of paramedics using NIRS during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) resuscitation. Paramedics were trained to record rSO(2) and mark events during resuscitation. Feasibility was defined as > 70% of cases with rSO(2) data and event markers. The monitor was applied on 23 patients with OHCA. Of these, 19 (83%) had rSO(2) data (median duration of 17.9 minutes; interquartile range, 9.7-28) and 17 (74%) had event markers (median 3 events per case; interquartile range, 1-4). It is feasible for paramedics to apply NIRS during OHCA resuscitation.

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