BACKGROUND: The regurgitation of gastric contents and subsequent pulmonary aspiration remain serious adverse events in cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The aim of this study was to determine the association between clinical signs of regurgitation and radiological findings consistent with aspiration in resuscitated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients admitted to hospital. METHODS: The incidence of regurgitation was studied in 182 successfully resuscitated OHCA patients. The inclusion criterion was the restoration of spontaneous circulation after OHCA not caused by trauma or drug overdose. RESULTS: The incidence of regurgitation was 20%. Regurgitation was associated with radiological findings consistent with aspiration with a high specificity (81%) and a low sensitivity (46%). CONCLUSIONS: Although there was a strong association between clinical regurgitation and radiological findings consistent with aspiration, our data suggest that regurgitation is not invariably followed by radiological findings compatible with aspiration. Radiological findings consistent with aspiration are relatively infrequent without preceding signs of regurgitation in resuscitated patients.
BACKGROUND: The regurgitation of gastric contents and subsequent pulmonary aspiration remain serious adverse events in cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The aim of this study was to determine the association between clinical signs of regurgitation and radiological findings consistent with aspiration in resuscitated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients admitted to hospital. METHODS: The incidence of regurgitation was studied in 182 successfully resuscitated OHCA patients. The inclusion criterion was the restoration of spontaneous circulation after OHCA not caused by trauma or drug overdose. RESULTS: The incidence of regurgitation was 20%. Regurgitation was associated with radiological findings consistent with aspiration with a high specificity (81%) and a low sensitivity (46%). CONCLUSIONS: Although there was a strong association between clinical regurgitation and radiological findings consistent with aspiration, our data suggest that regurgitation is not invariably followed by radiological findings compatible with aspiration. Radiological findings consistent with aspiration are relatively infrequent without preceding signs of regurgitation in resuscitated patients.
Authors: Kurt Ruetzler; Steve Leung; Mark Chmiela; Eva Rivas; Lukasz Szarpak; Sandeep Khanna; Guangmei Mao; Richard L Drake; Daniel I Sessler; Alparslan Turan Journal: PLoS One Date: 2019-02-27 Impact factor: 3.240
Authors: Joseph A Carcillo; J Michael Dean; Richard Holubkov; John Berger; Kathleen L Meert; Kanwaljeet J S Anand; Jerry Zimmerman; Christopher J Newth; Rick Harrison; Jeri Burr; Douglas F Willson; Carol Nicholson; Michael J Bell; Robert A Berg; Thomas P Shanley; Sabrina M Heidemann; Heidi Dalton; Tammara L Jenkins; Allan Doctor; Angie Webster Journal: Pediatr Infect Dis J Date: 2016-11 Impact factor: 2.129
Authors: Malin Albert; Johan Herlitz; Araz Rawshani; Mattias Ringh; Andreas Claesson; Therese Djärv; Per Nordberg Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2020-03-19 Impact factor: 2.692