Effect of ETI Performance on CPR Outcomes

Konkuk University Medical Center250 enrolled

Overview

This is a clinical observation study based on analysis of video-clip data of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for out-of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in emergency department. Aim of study is to evaluate effect of the factors relating endotracheal intubation (ETI) on the outcome of OHCA patients.

ETI is a standard method for placement of advanced airway during CPR. Frequent attempts or delayed ETI may affect adversely on the outcomes of OHCA. However, there was no known detailed data of explaining this issues. This study tried to evaluate effect of factors of ETI including numbers of trial, time for ETI trial, interruption time and esophageal intubation during CPR on outcomes of OHCA patients.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

250

Conditions

Cardiopulmonary Arrest

Interventions

Endotracheal intubationPROCEDURE

Perform the endotracheal intubation during CPR

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 19 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patients who suffered sudden cardiac arrest and intubated during CPR Exclusion Criteria: * case of requesting the do-not-atempt resuscitation * patients who were diagnosed as adavanced cancer * cardiac arrest by multiple trauma

Locations (1)

Department of Emergency Medicine, Konkuk University Medical center

Seoul, South Korea

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Good Neurologic outcome

survival with good neurologic status (CPC 1-2) after suffering cardiac arrest

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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