Brit Long1, Stephen Alerhand2, Kurian Maliel3, Alex Koyfman4. 1. San Antonio Military Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, 3841 Roger Brooke Dr, Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States, 78234. Electronic address: brit.long@yahoo.com. 2. Department of Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States. Electronic address: Stephen.Alerhand@mountsinai.org. 3. Wright Patterson Military Medical Center, Department of Cardiology, 4881 Sugar Maple Dr, Dayton, OH 45433, United States. 4. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390, United States.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Cardiac arrest management primarily focuses on optimal chest compressions and early defibrillation for shockable cardiac rhythms. Non-shockable rhythms such as pulseless electrical activity (PEA) and asystole present challenges in management. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in cardiac arrest is promising. OBJECTIVES: This review provides a focused assessment of POCUS in cardiac arrest, with an overview of transthoracic (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE), uses in arrest, and literature support. DISCUSSION: Cardiac arrest can be distinguished between shockable and non-shockable rhythms, with management varying based on the rhythm. POCUS provides a diagnostic and prognostic tool in the emergency department (ED), which may improve accuracy in clinical decision-making. Several protocols incorporate POCUS based on different cardiac views. TTE includes parasternal long axis, parasternal short axis, apical 4-chamber, and subxiphoid views, which may be used in cardiac arrest for diagnosis of underlying cause and potential prognostication. TEE is conducted by inserting the probe into the esophagus of intubated patients, with several studies evaluating its use in cardiac arrest. It is associated with few adverse effects, while allowing continued compressions (and evaluation of those compressions) and not interrupting resuscitation efforts. CONCLUSIONS: POCUS is a valuable diagnostic and prognostic tool in cardiac arrest, with recent literature supporting its diagnostic ability. TTE can guide resuscitation efforts dependent on the rhythm, though TTE should not interrupt other resuscitation measures. TEE can be useful during arrest, but further studies based in the ED are needed. Published by Elsevier Inc.
INTRODUCTION:Cardiac arrest management primarily focuses on optimal chest compressions and early defibrillation for shockable cardiac rhythms. Non-shockable rhythms such as pulseless electrical activity (PEA) and asystole present challenges in management. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in cardiac arrest is promising. OBJECTIVES: This review provides a focused assessment of POCUS in cardiac arrest, with an overview of transthoracic (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE), uses in arrest, and literature support. DISCUSSION: Cardiac arrest can be distinguished between shockable and non-shockable rhythms, with management varying based on the rhythm. POCUS provides a diagnostic and prognostic tool in the emergency department (ED), which may improve accuracy in clinical decision-making. Several protocols incorporate POCUS based on different cardiac views. TTE includes parasternal long axis, parasternal short axis, apical 4-chamber, and subxiphoid views, which may be used in cardiac arrest for diagnosis of underlying cause and potential prognostication. TEE is conducted by inserting the probe into the esophagus of intubated patients, with several studies evaluating its use in cardiac arrest. It is associated with few adverse effects, while allowing continued compressions (and evaluation of those compressions) and not interrupting resuscitation efforts. CONCLUSIONS: POCUS is a valuable diagnostic and prognostic tool in cardiac arrest, with recent literature supporting its diagnostic ability. TTE can guide resuscitation efforts dependent on the rhythm, though TTE should not interrupt other resuscitation measures. TEE can be useful during arrest, but further studies based in the ED are needed. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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