Association between initial prescribed minute ventilation and post-resuscitation partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide in patients with post-cardiac arrest syndrome - 08/01/26
, J Hope Kilgannon 1 , Michael E Chansky 1 , Stephen Trzeciak 1, 2
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Abstract |
Background |
Post-cardiac arrest hypocapnia/hypercapnia have been associated with poor neurological outcome. However, the impact of arterial carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) derangements during the immediate post-resuscitation period following cardiac arrest remains uncertain. We sought to test the correlation between prescribed minute ventilation and post-resuscitation partial pressure of CO 2 (PaCO 2 ), and to test the association between early PaCO 2 and neurological outcome.
Methods |
We retrospectively analyzed a prospectively compiled single-center cardiac arrest registry. We included adult (age ≥ 18 years) patients who experienced a non-traumatic cardiac arrest and required mechanical ventilation. We analyzed initial post-resuscitation ventilator settings and initial arterial blood gas analysis (ABG) after initiation of post-resuscitation ventilator settings. We calculated prescribed minute ventilation:
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for each patient. We then used Pearson’s correlation to test the correlations between prescribed MV and PaCO 2 . We also determined whether patients had normocapnia (PaCO 2 between 30 and 50 mmHg) on initial ABG and tested the association between normocapnia and good neurological function (Cerebral Performance Category 1 or 2) at hospital discharge using logistic regression analyses.
Results |
Seventy-five patients were included. The majority of patients were in-hospital arrests (85%). Pulseless electrical activity/asystole was the initial rhythm in 75% of patients. The median (IQR) TV, RR, and MV were 7 (7 to 8) mL/kg, 14 (14 to 16) breaths/minute, and 106 (91 to 125) mL/kg/min, respectively. Hypocapnia, normocapnia, and hypercapnia were found in 15%, 62%, and 23% of patients, respectively. Good neurological function occurred in 32% of all patients, and 18%, 43%, and 12% of patients with hypocapnia, normocapnia, and hypercapnia respectively. We found prescribed MV had only a weak correlation with initial PaCO 2 , R = -0.40 ( P < 0.001). Normocapnia was associated with good neurological function, odds ratio 4.44 (95% CI 1.33 to 14.85).
Conclusions |
We found initial prescribed MV had only a weak correlation with subsequent PaCO 2 and that early Normocapnia was associated with good neurological outcome. These data provide rationale for future research to determine the impact of PaCO 2 management during mechanical ventilation in post-cardiac arrest patients.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Cardiac arrest, Heart arrest, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Resuscitation, Anoxic brain injury, Shock, Hypocapnia, Hypercapnia, Minute ventilation
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Vol 4 - N° 1
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