Matthew Hansen1, Robert H Schmicker2, Craig D Newgard, Brian Grunau3, Frank Scheuermeyer4, Sheldon Cheskes5, Veer Vithalani6, Fuad Alnaji7, Thomas Rea8, Ahamed H Idris9, Heather Herren2, Jamie Hutchison10, Mike Austin11, Debra Egan12, Mohamud Daya13. 1. Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.H., M.D.). hansemat@ohsu.edu. 2. Clinical Trial Center (R.H.S., H.H.). 3. Department of Emergency Medicine (B.G.). 4. Department of Emergency Medicine, St Paul's Hospital (F.S.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. 5. Sunnybrook Center for Prehospital Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michaels Hospital (S.C.). 6. Office of the Medical Director, MedStar Mobile Healthcare, Fort Worth, TX (V.V.). 7. Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (F.A.). 8. Department of Internal Medicine (T.R.), University of Washington, Seattle. 9. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (A.H.I.). 10. Departments of Critical Care and Pediatrics (J.H.), University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 11. Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Ontario, Canada (M.A.). 12. National Center for Complimentary and Integrative Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (D.E.). 13. Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.H., M.D.).
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have demonstrated that earlier epinephrine administration is associated with improved survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) with shockable initial rhythms. However, the effect of epinephrine timing on patients with nonshockable initial rhythms is unclear. The objective of this study was to measure the association between time to epinephrine administration and survival in adults and children with emergency medical services (EMS)-treated OHCA with nonshockable initial rhythms. METHODS: We performed a secondary analysis of OHCAs prospectively identified by the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium network from June 4, 2011, to June 30, 2015. We included patients of all ages with an EMS-treated OHCA and an initial nonshockable rhythm. We excluded those with return of spontaneous circulation in <10 minutes. We conducted a subgroup analysis involving patients <18 years of age. The primary exposure was time (minutes) from arrival of the first EMS agency to the first dose of epinephrine. Secondary exposure was time to epinephrine dichotomized as early (<10 minutes) or late (≥10 minutes). The primary outcome was survival to hospital discharge. We adjusted for Utstein covariates and Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium study site. RESULTS: From 55 568 EMS-treated OHCAs, 32 101 patients with initial nonshockable rhythms were included. There were 12 238 in the early group, 14 517 in the late group, and 5346 not treated with epinephrine. After adjusting for potential confounders, each minute from EMS arrival to epinephrine administration was associated with a 4% decrease in odds of survival for adults, odds ratio=0.96 (95% confidence interval, 0.95-0.98). A subgroup analysis (n=13 290) examining neurological outcomes showed a similar association (adjusted odds ratio, 0.94 per minute; 95% confidence interval, 0.89-0.98). When epinephrine was given late in comparison with early, odds of survival were 18% lower (odds ratio, 0.82; 95% confidence interval, 0.68-0.98). In a pediatric analysis (n=595), odds of survival were 9% lower (odds ratio, 0.91; 95% confidence interval, 0.81-1.01) for each minute delay in epinephrine. CONCLUSIONS: Among OHCAs with nonshockable initial rhythms, the majority of patients were administered epinephrine >10 minutes after EMS arrival. Each minute delay in epinephrine administration was associated with decreased survival and unfavorable neurological outcomes. EMS agencies should consider strategies to reduce epinephrine administration times in patients with initial nonshockable rhythms.
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have demonstrated that earlier epinephrine administration is associated with improved survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) with shockable initial rhythms. However, the effect of epinephrine timing on patients with nonshockable initial rhythms is unclear. The objective of this study was to measure the association between time to epinephrine administration and survival in adults and children with emergency medical services (EMS)-treated OHCA with nonshockable initial rhythms. METHODS: We performed a secondary analysis of OHCAs prospectively identified by the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium network from June 4, 2011, to June 30, 2015. We included patients of all ages with an EMS-treated OHCA and an initial nonshockable rhythm. We excluded those with return of spontaneous circulation in <10 minutes. We conducted a subgroup analysis involving patients <18 years of age. The primary exposure was time (minutes) from arrival of the first EMS agency to the first dose of epinephrine. Secondary exposure was time to epinephrine dichotomized as early (<10 minutes) or late (≥10 minutes). The primary outcome was survival to hospital discharge. We adjusted for Utstein covariates and Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium study site. RESULTS: From 55 568 EMS-treated OHCAs, 32 101 patients with initial nonshockable rhythms were included. There were 12 238 in the early group, 14 517 in the late group, and 5346 not treated with epinephrine. After adjusting for potential confounders, each minute from EMS arrival to epinephrine administration was associated with a 4% decrease in odds of survival for adults, odds ratio=0.96 (95% confidence interval, 0.95-0.98). A subgroup analysis (n=13 290) examining neurological outcomes showed a similar association (adjusted odds ratio, 0.94 per minute; 95% confidence interval, 0.89-0.98). When epinephrine was given late in comparison with early, odds of survival were 18% lower (odds ratio, 0.82; 95% confidence interval, 0.68-0.98). In a pediatric analysis (n=595), odds of survival were 9% lower (odds ratio, 0.91; 95% confidence interval, 0.81-1.01) for each minute delay in epinephrine. CONCLUSIONS: Among OHCAs with nonshockable initial rhythms, the majority of patients were administered epinephrine >10 minutes after EMS arrival. Each minute delay in epinephrine administration was associated with decreased survival and unfavorable neurological outcomes. EMS agencies should consider strategies to reduce epinephrine administration times in patients with initial nonshockable rhythms.
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