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HIGH PERFORMANCE CPR and RESUSCITATION QUALITY IMPROVEMENTDavid Hiltz
This presentation was used to facilitate a discussion of the AHA CPR Quality Consensus Statement, CPR compliance vs. competency, key quality challenges, review of related science, the concept of “pit crew” CPR, and RQI tools and processes.
Download the slides to enable video and other links. You will need to hover over video and other icons.
This is a 2.5 hour update/preview of the 2010 ECC guidelines for CPR and ACLS. It does not include "special situations" and does not include the PALS/NRP stuff (both of these presentations are coming later). It is in its final draft but has been ran through a paramedic refresher course with good reception.
DISCLAIMER: It does not contstitute a formal ACLS refresher course, nor is it intended too.
Also it incudes much content from my importance of CPR lecture, also on here.
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a revolutionary life-saving technology for patients with severe but potentially reversible pulmonary or cardiac failure or for patients in need of a bridge to transplantation. In the Indian scenario, the facility of ECMO is limited to few specialized healthcare centers having the expertise personnel and the equipment for this technology. However, the critically unwell patients with respiratory and/or cardiac failure are managed by all the healthcare facilities throughout the country. This has led to the development of mobile ECMO team which carries necessary equipment for initiation of ECMO at referral center and also retrieval of the patient on ECMO. We present the case of a patient with H1N1 influenza associated severe ARDS who was retrieved via air-medical transport (fixed wing aircraft) on ECMO by the mobile ECMO team of our center. In the present case, the patient was cannulated and ECMO was initiated at the referral hospital. This allowed a safe transfer of this patient with severe refractory hypoxemia to ECMO centre. The long or short-distance inter-hospital transport of critical patients with respiratory and/or cardiac failure is feasible and safer on ECMO as compared to the conventional methods of transport. The mobile ECMO teams have made this technology available to all even when the admitting hospital doesn’t have this facility and expertise. To the author’s knowledge, this is the first case reported in India of air-medical retrieval of a patient on ECMO. Key-words- Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), Air ambulance, Extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), H1N1 influenza (Swine flu), Hypoxia, Inter hospital transport
Jour Resp Cardiov Phy Ther. 2016; 5(1): 12-20.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
EFFECTS OF CPAP ON THE PHYSICAL EXERCISE TOLERANCE OF MODERATE TO
SEVERE CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
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MICHEL SILVA REIS1,2, HUGO VALVERDE REIS1,2, DANIEL TEIXEIRA SOBRAL1,2, APARECIDA MARIA
CATAI3, AUDREY BORGHI-SILVA4
!
1Research Group in Cardiorespiratory Physical Therapy (GECARE), Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of
Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
2Physical Education Undergraduation Program, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
3Laboratory of Cardiovascular Physical Therapy, Department of Physical Therapy, UFSCar, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
4Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy, Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de São
Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, SP, Brazil
!
!
Received September 21, 2016; accepted April 18, 2017
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP) on the exercise tolerance of patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD). Methods: ten men with COPD (69 ± 9 years), FEV1/FVC (58.90 ± 11.86%) and FEV1
(40.98 ± 10.97% of predict) were submitted to a symptom-limited incremental exercise test (IT) on
the cyclo ergometer. Later, on another visit, they were randomized to perform a constant load
exercise protocol until maximal tolerance with and without CPAP (5cmH2O) in the following
conditions: i) 50% of the peak workload; and ii) 75% of the peak workload. Heart rate (HR), arterial
pressure (AP) and peripheral oxygen saturation were obtained at rest and during the exercise
protocols. For statistical procedures, Shapiro-Wilk normality test and two-way ANOVA with Tukey
post hoc (p<0.05) were performed. Results: There was a signi`icant improvement in exercise time
tolerance during the 75% of the peak workload protocol with CPAP when compared with
spontaneous breath (SB) (438±75 vs. 344±73ms, respectively). Conclusion: CPAP with 5 cmH2O
seems to be useful to improve exercise tolerance in patients with COPD.
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!
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Corresponding Author
Michel Silva Reis ([email protected])
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Journal of Respiratory and CardioVascular Physical Therapy
KEYWORDS:
Noninvasive
ventilation;
COPD;
exercise
tolerance;
CPAP
mailto:[email protected]
Jour Resp Cardiov Phy Ther. 2016; 5(1): 12-20.
INTRODUCTON
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) present a reduced physical exercise tolerance that
can be determined by ventilatory and/or peripheral
mechanism1,2. Progressive increase in the expiratory
air`low resistance, which limits the tidal volume gain
beyond the expiratory and inspiratory reserve volumes,
may be accentuated because these patients ventilate ...
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Jour Resp Cardiov Phy Ther. 2016; 5(1): 12-20.
�
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
EFFECTS OF CPAP ON THE PHYSICAL EXERCISE TOLERANCE OF MODERATE TO
SEVERE CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
!
MICHEL SILVA REIS1,2, HUGO VALVERDE REIS1,2, DANIEL TEIXEIRA SOBRAL1,2, APARECIDA MARIA
CATAI3, AUDREY BORGHI-SILVA4
!
1Research Group in Cardiorespiratory Physical Therapy (GECARE), Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of
Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
2Physical Education Undergraduation Program, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
3Laboratory of Cardiovascular Physical Therapy, Department of Physical Therapy, UFSCar, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
4Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy, Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de São
Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, SP, Brazil
!
!
Received September 21, 2016; accepted April 18, 2017
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of continuous positive airway pressure
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the cyclo ergometer. Later, on another visit, they were randomized to perform a constant load
exercise protocol until maximal tolerance with and without CPAP (5cmH2O) in the following
conditions: i) 50% of the peak workload; and ii) 75% of the peak workload. Heart rate (HR), arterial
pressure (AP) and peripheral oxygen saturation were obtained at rest and during the exercise
protocols. For statistical procedures, Shapiro-Wilk normality test and two-way ANOVA with Tukey
post hoc (p<0.05) were performed. Results: There was a signi`icant improvement in exercise time
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!
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Noninvasive
ventilation;
COPD;
exercise
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CPAP
mailto:[email protected]
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2022 Head and thorax elevation during cardiopulmonary PIIS030095722200630X.pdf
1. Clinical paper
Head and thorax elevation during cardiopulmonary
resuscitation using circulatory adjuncts is
associated with improved survival
Johanna C. Moore a,b,c,*, Paul E Pepe d
, Kenneth A. Scheppke e
, Charles Lick f
,
Sue Duval b
, Joseph Holley g
, Bayert Salverda c
, Michael Jacobs h
, Paul Nystrom a,i
,
Ryan Quinn i
, Paul J. Adams j
, Mack Hutchison k
, Charles Mason k
, Eduardo Martinez j
,
Steven Mason j
, Armando Clift j
, Peter M. Antevy e
, Charles Coyle e
, Eric Grizzard l
,
Sebastian Garay e
, Remle P. Crowe m
, Keith G Lurie a,b,c
, Guillaume P. Debaty n
,
José Labarère o
Abstract
Background: Survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remains poor. A physiologically distinct cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
strategy consisting of (1) active compression-decompression CPR and/or automated CPR, (2) an impedance threshold device, and (3) automated
controlled elevation of the head and thorax (ACE) has been shown to improve neurological survival significantly versus conventional (C) CPR in
animal models. This resuscitation device combination, termed ACE-CPR, is now used clinically.
Objectives: To assess the probability of OHCA survival to hospital discharge after ACE-CPR versus C-CPR.
Methods: As part of a prospective registry study, 227 ACE-CPR OHCA patients were enrolled 04/2019–07/2020 from 6 pre-hospital systems in the
United States. Individual C-CPR patient data (n = 5196) were obtained from three large published OHCA randomized controlled trials from high-
performing pre-hospital systems. The primary study outcome was survival to hospital discharge. Secondary endpoints included return of sponta-
neous circulation (ROSC) and favorable neurological survival. Propensity-score matching with a 1:4 ratio was performed to account for imbalances
in baseline characteristics.
Results: Irrespective of initial rhythm, ACE-CPR (n = 222) was associated with higher adjusted odds ratios (OR) of survival to hospital discharge
relative to C-CPR (n = 860), when initiated in <11 min (3.28, 95 % confidence interval [CI], 1.55–6.92) and < 18 min (1.88, 95 % CI, 1.03–3.44) after
the emergency call, respectively. Rapid use of ACE-CPR was also associated with higher probabilities of ROSC and favorable neurological survival.
Conclusions: Compared with C-CPR controls, rapid initiation of ACE-CPR was associated with a higher likelihood of survival to hospital discharge
after OHCA.
Keywords: Cardiac arrest, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Head up CPR, ACD-CPR, Active compression-decompression CPR, Imped-
ance threshold device, ITD
Introduction
Conventional (C) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed in
the flat and supine position has been the primary treatment for
patients in cardiac arrest for decades.1
In addition to rapid defibrilla-
tion in applicable cases, no other intervention has provided a greater
impact on survival than C-CPR. Despite routine use of C-CPR, less
than 10 % of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) sur-
vive to hospital discharge and fewer with neurological recovery.1
A novel approach to resuscitation combining controlled elevation
of the head and thorax with active compression decompression
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2022.07.039
Received 16 June 2022; Received in Revised form 25 July 2022; Accepted 28 July 2022
0300-9572/Ó 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/
by/4.0/).
* Corresponding author at: Hennepin Healthcare, Department of Emergency Medicine, 701 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA.
E-mail address: johanna.moore@hcmed.org (J.C. Moore).
R E S U S C I T A T I O N 1 7 9 ( 2 0 2 2 ) 9 –1 7
Available online at ScienceDirect
Resuscitation
journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/resuscitation
2. (ACD) CPR and an impedance threshold device (ITD) has shown to
decrease intracranial pressure and improve cerebral perfusion pres-
sure, cerebral blood flow and neurologically favorable survival in ani-
mal models.2–7
ACD + ITD CPR is performed to preserve mean
arterial pressure during gradual elevation of the head and thorax
while gravity enhances venous return from the head and neck to
the thorax and further lowers intracranial pressure.2,4,5
This auto-
mated controlled elevation (ACE) CPR strategy consists of: (1) man-
ual ACD-CPR and/or suction cup-based automated CPR; (2) an ITD;
and (3) an automated controlled head and thorax patient positioning
device (APPD).
Building upon pre-clinical work,2–11
an APPD for controlled eleva-
tion of the head and thorax for patient use during CPR was devel-
oped and an ACE-CPR registry was established to track
outcomes.6,12
Initial analysis of this registry data showed rapid initia-
tion of ACE-CPR was associated with a higher probability of return of
spontaneous circulation (ROSC).12
The objective of the current study
was to assess if rapid implementation of ACE-CPR was associated
with an increased likelihood of survival to hospital discharge following
OHCA when compared with matched C-CPR controls from high-
performing pre-hospital systems.
Methods
Study design and setting
Data in this multi-center observational study were prospectively col-
lected from emergency medical services (EMS) systems that consis-
tently implemented ACE-CPR as part of routine cardiac arrest care.
These systems voluntarily contributed their OHCA data to the Inter-
national Device Assisted Controlled Sequential Elevation CPR Reg-
istry, as previously described.12
This registry was created to track
clinical outcomes from agencies implementing ACE-CPR. Approved
by the central WCG Institutional Review Board (study 1281307) with
waiver of consent, de-identified patient data were sent periodically
and securely to study staff.
Ten EMS systems contributed data. However, four of these sys-
tems were in the early phases of implementation and had not
achieved routine and consistent use of ACE-CPR or tracking of data.
Thus, data were analyzed from six EMS systems that consistently
implemented ACE-CPR as part of their standard cardiac arrest care
operating procedure.
ACE-CPR patients
The ACE-CPR study inclusion criteria were: (1) age 18 years; (2)
OHCA, as defined by presence of ventricular fibrillation (VF) or ven-
tricular tachycardia (VT), pulseless electrical activity (PEA), or asys-
tole; (3) routine and consistent treatment with ACE-CPR within the
participating pre-hospital system; and (4) routine and consistent
recording of the 9–1–1 call receipt to placement of the APPD time
interval. If a site routinely provided reports on adult pregnant
patients, these patients were included. Prisoners were excluded.
C-CPR patients
C-CPR patient data were obtained using de-identified patient-level
data from three large NIH-funded randomized controlled OHCA
resuscitation trials: (1) Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC)
Prehospital Resuscitation using an IMpedance valve and Early ver-
sus Delayed (PRIMED) Study,13,14
(2) ROC Amiodarone, Lidocaine,
or Placebo Study (ROC-ALPS),15
and (3) Impact of an ITD and ACD-
CPR on Survival from OHCA (ResQTrial).16
Participating trial sites
were selected, in part, based upon their record of C-CPR taught
and performed according to American Heart Association Guidelines.
These sites also had to meet quality CPR performance criteria before
the patient enrollment could begin. C-CPR patients 18 years or older
were included in the control population. Prisoners, women known to
be pregnant, and patients without documentation of 9–1–1 call to
start of EMS CPR time interval were excluded.
ACE-CPR training and use
Pre-hospital providers from participating registry sites were trained in
ACE-CPR, which became their standard operating procedure. Provi-
ders were retrained periodically per local protocols. All ACE-CPR
protocols included rapid initiation of manual CPR followed immedi-
ately by use of a manual ACD-CPR device (ResQPumpTM
, ZOLL
Medical) when available, placement of an automated external defi-
brillator (AED), initiation of ventilation with placement of an ITD
(ResQPOD-16TM
, ZOLL Medical) on a facemask or airway adjunct,
and rapid deployment of the APPD (EleGARD CPRTM
Patient Posi-
tioning System, AdvancedCPR Solutions), applied in less than 6 sec-
onds for minimal CPR interruption. An automated CPR device
(LUCASTM
2.0 or 3.0/3.1, Stryker Medical) was deployed per local
protocols. Fig. 1 illustrates the elements of ACE-CPR. These devices
are all cleared or approved for use in cardiac arrest by the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (FDA).
With ACE-CPR, rescuers were instructed to place the patient on
the APPD while it was positioned in the lowest level, resulting in the
immediate elevation of the patient’s head and mid-thorax to 12 cm
and 8 cm, respectively, relative to the horizontal plane. Rescuers
performed CPR with the APPD in this position for 2 min to prime
the circulatory system. Next, rescuers pushed a button on the APPD
to raise the patient’s head and torso during CPR over an additional 2-
min period to a final head and thorax elevation of 22 cm and 9 cm,
respectively. This approach of priming and gradual elevation was
developed based on pre-clinical studies.7
If used, the backplate of
the automated CPR device was pre-attached to the APPD to mini-
Fig. 1 – Devices used to provide ACE-CPR: (1) an
automated APPD to elevate the head and thorax, (2) a
manual active compression-decompression CPR device
and/or an automated CPR device attached to the PPD,
and (3) an impedance threshold device that attaches to
the airway. Abbreviations: CPR = cardiopulmonary
resuscitation, APPD = automated patient positioning
device, ACE-CPR = automated controlled elevation CPR.
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3. mize CPR interruption, stabilize the automated mechanical CPR
device, and reduce movement during CPR.
In some sites, the APPD was carried to the scene by a pre-
hospital supervisor. In other sites, first responders carried it as part
of the initial response to the arrest.
Study outcomes
The primary outcome was survival to hospital discharge. Secondary
outcomes included ROSC at any time, and survival to hospital dis-
charge with favorable neurological function. Favorable neurological
function was defined using Cerebral Performance Category (CPC)
score or modified Rankin Score (mRS).17
From accepted practice,
a CPC score of 1 or 2 was considered survival with neurologically
favorable function and mRS scores 3 were considered as survival
with neurologically favorable function.17
Statistical analysis
Summary statistics for baseline characteristics were reported as
appropriate. Imbalance in baseline characteristics between C-CPR
and ACE-CPR patients were assessed using standardized differ-
ences.18
Unadjusted rates of primary and secondary study outcomes
for ACE-CPR and C-CPR recipients were compared using crude
odds ratios (OR) along with 95 % confidence intervals (CI).
To account for confounding effect modifiers by imbalance in
baseline characteristics, we performed 9-1-1 call to start of CPR
by EMS and propensity score-matched analyses.19,20
A propensity
score was first derived from a non-parsimonious multivariable logistic
regression model predicting the receipt of ACE-CPR, with the follow-
ing baseline characteristics as covariates: age, sex, EMS-witnessed
arrest, bystander-witnessed arrest, bystander CPR attempt, and pre-
senting shockable rhythm. Up to four C-CPR patients who had the
nearest propensity score with caliper of 0.01 and the same discrete
time interval from the 9–1–1 call to start of CPR by EMS were
matched without replacement to each ACE-CPR recipient. This
approach ensured that C-CPR patients would not be inadvertently
matched with ACE-CPR recipients who already achieved ROSC.21
The success of matching was evaluated further by checking for ade-
quate overlap in propensity score between study groups and com-
puting standardized differences for baseline characteristics. A
standardized difference of 10 % or more after matching was consid-
ered indicative of residual imbalance in baseline characteristics.18
The ORs of primary and secondary study outcomes were estimated
using logistic regression. To account for a time-dependent relation-
ship between the CPR methods and survival, ORs for ACE-CPR
recipients relative to matched C-CPR recipients were stratified by
1-min increases in time from 9–1–1 to start of ACE-CPR. Time from
9–1–1 call to APPD device placement was used as a surrogate for
the time from 9–1–1 to start of ACE-CPR.
In a pre-specified subgroup analysis, we investigated consistency
of the association between ACE-CPR and survival to hospital dis-
charge according to presenting rhythm. For this purpose, a first-
order interaction involving presenting shockable rhythm and ACE-
CPR was evaluated for statistical significance within the matched
sample.
Two-sided P values of less than 0.05 were considered statistically
significant. Statistical analyses were performed using Stata/SE Ver-
sion 16.0 (Stata Corporation, College Station, TX, USA).
Results
Between April 2019 and July 2020, 409 patients from 10 EMS sys-
tems were treated with ACE-CPR and entered into the registry. Six
of the 10 participating EMS systems contributed 227 patients meet-
ing inclusion criteria with complete patient data (Fig. 2). ACE-CPR
registry patients included in the analysis were younger, more likely
to be male, but less likely to have bystander CPR than patients
who were excluded. Included ACE-CPR patients were similar to
those excluded in terms of time from 9–1–1 call to EMS CPR and
9–1–1 to ACE CPR, witnessed status, and initial rhythm (Supple-
mentary Table 1).
For the C-CPR group, individual data were available for 5196
patients. Of these, 1179, 2728, and 1258 patients were from the
ROC-PRIMED, ROC-ALPS, and ResQTrial studies, respectively
(Fig. 2).
Characteristics of ACE-CPR and C-CPR patients are provided
in Table 1. Most ACE-CPR patients presented with a non-
shockable rhythm (83 %, 184/222). Among those presenting with
VF/VT, 82 % (31/38) received at least one unsuccessful AED
shock prior to PPD placement. Compared with C-CPR patients,
ACE-CPR patients were less likely to have a bystander-
witnessed cardiac arrest and fewer presented with an initial
shockable rhythm, as the ROC-ALPS study only enrolled C-
CPR patients with a shockable rhythm (Table 1 and Supplemental
Table 2). Before propensity score matching, ACE-CPR patients
had lower unadjusted probabilities of survival versus controls
(Supplemental Table 2).
Of the 227 ACE-CPR patients that met inclusion criteria, 208
were matched for all baseline characteristics used for the propensity
score analysis with 4C-CPR control patients (n = 832). A total of 5
ACE-CPR patients only matched with 3C-CPR controls (n = 15), 4
matched with only 2C-CPR controls (n = 8), and 5 matched with just
1C-CPR control(n = 5). No match was possible for 5 ACE-CPR
patients. After matching, the sample consisted of 222 ACE-CPR
and 860C-CPR patients and adequate overlap in propensity score
was observed between study groups (Table 1). Matching was suc-
cessful in attenuating imbalance in baseline characteristics, with
standardized differences lower than 10 % for all variables (Table 1).
After propensity score matching overall outcomes with ACE-CPR
and C-CPR were comparable for the overall probabilities of ROSC
(33 % [74/222] versus 33 % [282/860], OR, 1.02, 95 % CI, 0.75–
1.49), survival to hospital discharge (9.5 % [21/222] versus 6.7 %
[58/860], OR, 1.44, 95 % CI, 0.86–2.44) and survival to hospital dis-
charge with favorable neurological status (5.9 % [13/222] versus
4.1 % [35/860], OR, 1.47, 95 % CI, 0.76–2.82), respectively, were
similar. The epinephrine dose administered (mg) (IQR), though not
one of the covariables used in the propensity analyses, was similar
between the ACE-CPR and C-CPR groups before 3 (2–5) and 3
(3–4) and after propensity scoring 3 (2–4) and 3 (3–4), respectively
(Supplemental Table 2).
Time from the 9–1–1 emergency call to placement of the PPD, a
surrogate for the start of ACE-CPR, varied (Table 1). Before taking
into consideration the impact of the 9–1–1 to start of ACE-CPR time
interval, there were no significant differences in the primary or sec-
ondary endpoints between the propensity-matched ACE-CPR and
C-CPR study groups.
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4. Time from the 9–1–1 call to start of ACE-CPR was found to be a
critical effect modifier of clinical outcomes in this study. Rapid initia-
tion of ACE-CPR after 9–1–1 was associated with higher odds of sur-
vival to hospital discharge versus C-CPR matched patients (Fig. 3).
When the 9–1–1 call to ACE-CPR start time was 10 min, the OR of
survival to hospital discharge for ACE-CPR was 3.72 (95 % CI: 1.57–
Fig. 2 – Study Flow Diagram. Conventional CPR control patients were selected from 3 published randomized clinical
trials. The time from 9–1–1 call to placement of the automated head and thorax device was used as a surrogate for
the 9–1–1 to ACE-CPR start interval. The EMS systems that contributed data to the ACE-CPR registry were located in
(1) Edina, Minnesota; (2) Anoka County, Minnesota; (3) Germantown, Tennessee; (4) Little Rock, Arkansas; (5) Palm
Beach County, Florida; and (6) Miami, Florida. Abbreviations: CPR = cardiopulmonary resuscitation, C-
CPR = conventional CPR, EMS = emergency medical service, ACE-CPR = automated controlled elevation CPR. *Up
to 1:4 matching for ACE-CPR to C-CPR patients was performed.
Table 1 – Comparison of baseline characteristics according to conventional versus automated controlled
elevation cardiopulmonary resuscitation before and after matching.
Before matching After matching*
Characteristic C-CPR ACE-CPR Standardized
difference, %
C-CPR ACE-CPR Standardized
difference, %
No. patients 5196 . . . 227 . . . . . . 860 . . . 222 . . . . . .
Age, mean (standard deviation), years 64.8 (15.3) 64.2 (18.4) 3.5 65.7 (16.5) 64.2 (18.3) 8.2
Male sex, n (%) 3763 (72) 155 (68) 9.1 558 (65) 150 (68) 5.7
EMS witnessed, n (%) 411 (7.9) 16 (7.0) 3.3 46 (5.4) 16 (7.2) 7.6
Bystander witnessed, n (%) 2843 (55) 100 (44) 21.4 368 (43) 95 (43) 0.0
Bystander CPR attempt, n (%) 2436 (47) 98 (43) 7.4 354 (41) 95 (43) 3.3
VF or pulseless VT, n (%) 3322 (64) 38 (17) 110 152 (18) 38 (17) 1.5
Time from 9–1–1 call to start of CPR by
EMS, median (IQR), min
7 (6–
10)
8 (6–
10)
2.0 8 (6–
10)
8 (6–
10)
5.6
Time from 9–1–1 call to ACE device
placement, median (IQR), min
. . . . . . 15 (10–
19)
. . . . . . . . . 15 (10–
19)
. . .
Primary study, n (%) . . . . . .
ROC-PRIMED 1179 (23) . . . (. . .) 386 (45) . . . (. . .)
AHUP 227 (100) . . . (. . .) 222 (100)
ROC ALPS 2728 (52) . . . (. . .) 123 (14) . . . (. . .)
ResQTrial 1289 (25) . . . (. . .) 351 (41) . . . (. . .)
Propensity score, mean (standard
deviation)
0.04 (0.04) 0.08 (0.03) 110 0.08 (0.03) 0.08 (0.03) 4.3
Abbreviations: ACE-CPR = automated controlled elevation cardiopulmonary resuscitation; C-CPR = conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation; EMS = emergency
medical services, IQR = interquartile range (25–75th percentiles), min = minutes.
*
Propensity score analysis was performed to account for imbalances in baseline characteristics between C-CPR and ACE-CPR recipients. Up to four C-CPR
recipients who had the nearest propensity score with caliper of 0.01 and the same discrete time interval from the 9–1–1 call to start of CPR by EMS were matched
without replacement to each ACE-CPR recipient (See Methods).
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5. 8.83) versus C-CPR patients. ACE-CPR was associated with a
higher probability of survival over a range of 7 min from for 9–1–1
to start of ACE-CPR (OR 4.8, 95 % CI, 1.33–17.29) to up to 18
min (OR 1.88, 95 % CI 1.03–3.44) versus matched C-CPR patients.
Treatment with ACE-CPR was also associated with higher prob-
abilities of ROSC and survival to hospital discharge with favorable
neurological function compared with C-CPR. The magnitude of these
positive associations was again time-influenced and similar to what
was observed for the primary outcome (Fig. 4, Supplemental
Fig. 1). Rapid initiation of ACE-CPR was associated with higher
adjusted odds of survival to hospital discharge with favorable neuro-
logical function compared with C-CPR patients (Fig. 4). When the
EMS dispatch to ACE-CPR start time was 10 min, the OR was
3.07 (95 % CI: 1.10–8.52) for the ACE-CPR group versus C-CPR
patients. ACE-CPR remained associated higher survival for EMS
dispatch to CPR start intervals up to 18 min compared with matched
C-CPR patients (OR: 2.21, 95 % CI: 1.07–4.57). Irrespective of the
presenting rhythm, when ACE-CPR was started rapidly it was asso-
ciated with higher probabilities of survival to hospital discharge ver-
sus C-CPR (Table 2).
Discussion
Results from this study found rapid application of ACE-CPR was
associated with a higher probability of ROSC, survival to hospital dis-
charge, and survival with favorable neurological function following
OHCA versus matched C-CPR patients. When started in 10 min
from the receipt of the 9–1–1 call, use of ACE-CPR was associated
with nearly 4-fold higher odds of survival to hospital discharge versus
propensity score matched C-CPR controls. This is the first clinical
evidence of an association of ACE-CPR and improved survival to
hospital discharge versus C-CPR, the standard of care for over
60 years.
These findings reinforce the importance of deploying ACE-CPR
quickly. These time-dependent findings were consistent with other
known time-sensitive cardiovascular emergencies in medicine, such
as time from OHCA to start of CPR,22,23
defibrillation,24
or time to
cardiac catheterization after myocardial infarction.25,26
Importantly,
since the median time from 9–1–1 call to first responder arrival in
many emergency response systems across the U.S. is 7 min
(6.3 min IQR 5.0–8.4),27
providing rapid initiation of ACE-CPR is
not only critical but achievable in most EMS systems.
The elements of ACE-CPR can be carried and applied by any
trained first responder. This includes a spectrum of basic emergency
medical personnel, including emergency medical technicians, fire-
fighters, police, and lifeguards. The registry sites that utilized this
frontline approach had the fastest application of ACE-CPR and best
ROSC outcomes.12
The sites with the best outcomes equipped first
responders with just three separate bags or backpacks to facilitate
device transport to the scene and to expedite initiation of ACD-
CPR. These items included an AED, an automated suction-cup
based CPR device, and a specially packed backpack that included
the PPD, a resuscitator bag and facemask, a supraglottic airway,
Fig. 3 – Forest-plot comparing odds of cumulative survival to hospital discharge between C-CPR and ACE-CPR
according to time interval from the 9–1–1- emergency call to ACE-CPR start after propensity-score matching.
Abbreviations: CPR = cardiopulmonary resuscitation, C-CPR = conventional-CPR, ACE-CPR = automated controlled
elevation CPR, min = minutes.
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6. and an ITD. Pragmatically, these results suggest that the fastest
arriving responders should be prioritized to start ACE-CPR as soon
as possible.
The association of ACE-CPR and a higher likelihood of survival to
hospital discharge was consistent for OHCA patients with both initial
shockable and non-shockable rhythms. This is important as the
majority of cardiac arrests present with a non-shockable rhythm.1
ACE-CPR can be used for the majority of adult cardiac arrest
patients, with no known upper limit on age or co-morbidities, exclud-
ing a patient body habitus that would preclude device use. In general,
patients weighing between 35 kg and 175 kg can be treated with the
ACE-CPR devices described. To our knowledge, no significant
adverse events have been reported specific to ACE-CPR.
The concept of “resuscitation time bias” must be considered.
The longer the duration of cardiac arrest, the more likely a patient
would receive ACE-CPR and longer cardiac arrest durations are
associated with worse outcomes.21
The impact of this potential con-
founder was reduced in this study since the exact time from 9–1–1 to
start of EMS CPR was used to match patients. This eliminated a
potential imbalance between study groups and reduced the likeli-
hood that C-CPR treated patients would have had ROSC at the time
ACE-CPR was initiated. Even though the 9–1–1 to start of ACE-CPR
varied substantially from site to site, there was still a consistent clin-
ical benefit from rapid initiation of ACE-CPR.12
Another possible time
bias is that patients who had ROSC after being shocked once did not
receive ACE-CPR and were not enrolled, potentially biasing the
results against ACE-CPR. Most ACE-CPR patients (n = 31/38,
82 %) enrolled with a presenting shockable rhythm had at least
one failed shock prior to ACE-CPR start. The potential for imbalance
of included C-CPR patients with a shockable rhythm being resusci-
tated after a single shock could not be eliminated with the study
design, but that imbalance would have biased the study in favor of
C-CPR.
Limitations should be considered. Data were observational, and a
propensity score analysis was performed to account for potential
imbalances in measured covariates from using a non-randomized
study. Although conceptually there may be unknown confounding vari-
ables that were not considered in the propensity score analysis, 4:1
matching of baseline characteristics well-known to affect outcomes
resulted in well-matched study groups. Additionally, data were
obtained from early adopting sites that implemented ACE-CPR as part
of routine cardiac arrest care. Thus, findings might be considered less
generalizable. However, sites were geographically, sociologically, and
operationally diverse. All sites implemented pre-arrival instructions,
ACE-CPR re-training, quality assurance and improvement processes,
and post-resuscitation care but protocols were not standardized.
Nonetheless, with patients combined from multiple systems with a
wide range of device implementation and deployment protocols, a
large clinical benefit was still consistently observed with rapid ACE-
CPR deployment. The relatively small sample size also posed a limita-
tion, and these results should be confirmed in larger studies, particu-
larly those that focus on rapid ACE-CPR deployment. An additional
limitation is that pediatric patients 35 kg and morbidly obese patients
weighing 175 kg, cannot currently be treated with ACE-CPR, and
therefore excluded from this study.
These results reflect breakthroughs in the understanding of CPR
physiology and how to optimize cardio-cerebral blood flow after car-
diac arrest. ACE-CPR utilizes complementary mechanisms of action
Fig. 4 – Forest-plot comparing odds of cumulative survival to hospital discharge with favorable neurological function
between C-CPR and ACE-CPR according to time interval from the 9–1–1- emergency call to ACE-CPR start after
propensity-score matching. Abbreviations: CPR = cardiopulmonary resuscitation, C-CPR = conventional-CPR, ACE-
CPR = automated controlled elevation CPR, min = minutes.
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7. Table 2 – Comparison of cumulative survival to hospital discharge between conventional and ACE-CPR according to initial recorded cardiac rhythm and start
of ACE-CPR after propensity-score matching and matching for discrete time from 911 to CPR.
Asystole/Pulseless Electrical Activity Ventricular tachycardia/Ventricular Fibrillation
9–1–1- call to
ACE-CPR start
interval*
C-CPR, n/N (%) ACE-CPR, n/N (%) Odds ratio of survival
to discharge (95 % CI)
C-CPR, n/N (%) ACE-CPR, n/N (%) Odds ratio of survival
to discharge (95 % CI)
P for interaction
5 min 0/4 (0.0) 0/1 (0.0) . . . (. . .) 1/4 (25) 1/1 (100) . . . (. . .) . . .
6 min 0/15 (0.0) 0/4 (0.0) . . . (. . .) 3/12 (25) 2/3 (67) 6.00 (0.39–92.28) . . .
7 min 0/35 (0.0) 1/9 (11) . . . (. . .) 7/28 (25) 5/7 (71) 7.50 (1.18–47.68) . . .
8 min 0/71 (0.0) 2/18 (11) . . . (. . .) 8/36 (22) 6/9 (67) 7.00 (1.42–34.43) .. . .
9 min 0/106 (0.0) 4/27 (15) . . . (. . .) 10/44 (23) 6/11 (55) 4.08 (1.03–16.23) .. . .
10 min 3/142 (2.1) 4/36 (11) 5.79 (1.23–27.16) 11/52 (21) 7/13 (54) 4.35 (1.21–15.60) 0.78
11 min 6/190 (3.2) 5/48 (10) 3.57 (1.04–12.23) 14/64 (22) 9/16 (56) 4.59 (1.45–14.53) 0.77
12 min 7/235 (3.0) 5/60 (8.3) 2.96 (0.91–9.68) 18/72 (25) 9/18 (50) 3.00 (1.03–8.72) 0.99
13 min 7/267 (2.6) 5/68 (7.3) 2.95 (0.91–9.60) 20/76 (26) 9/19 (47) 2.52 (0.89–7.10) 0.85
14 min 8/320 (2.5) 7/82 (8.5) 3.64 (1.28–10.35) 22/88 (25) 9/22 (41) 2.08 (0.78–5.52) 0.44
15 min 9/361 (2.5) 7/94 (7.5) 3.15 (1.14–8.69) 22/88 (25) 9/22 (41) 2.08 (0.78–5.52) 0.56
16 min 11/425 (2.6) 7/110 (6.4) 2.56 (0.97–6.76) 24/100 (24) 10/25 (40) 2.11 (0.84–5.31) 0.78
17 min 11/449 (2.5) 7/117 (6.0) 2.53 (0.96–6.87) 26/108 (24) 10/27 (37) 1.86 (0.76–4.55) 0.64
18 min 11/469 (2.4) 7/122 (5.7) 2.53 (0.96–6.68) 26/112 (23) 10/28 (36) 1.84 (0.76–4.47) 0.68
19 min 13/517 (2.5) 8/134 (6.0) 2.46 (1.00–6.07) 30/120 (25) 10/30 (33) 1.50 (0.63–3.56) 0.44
20 min 14/546 (2.6) 8/142 (5.6) 2.27 (0.93–5.52) 30/124 (24) 10/31 (32) 1.49 (0.63–3.52) 0.51
20 min 5/162 (3.1) 3/42 (7.1) 2.42 (0.55–10.54) 9/28 (32) 0/7 (0.0) . . . (. . .) . . .
Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval, C-CPR = conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation, ACE-CPR = automated controlled elevation CPR, min = minutes.
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8. to improve pre-load, preserve coronary perfusion pressure, reduce
intracranial pressure, enhance venous drainage from the head and
neck, and improve cerebral blood flow. These respective mecha-
nisms have been documented in previous translational studies to
be inter-dependent, time dependent, and synergistic when combined
with proper sequencing.2–4,6–8
The association of ACE-CPR with
improved outcomes could also be enhanced further by effective
implementation of other elements of the chain of survival that pre-
cede initiation of CPR and follow ROSC, including definitive in-
hospital treatment.12,28,29
Conclusions
Building upon prior investigations, the current study provides evi-
dence of a strong positive association between rapid implementation
of ACE-CPR and OHCA survival, with the potential to save more
lives with technologies that any first responder can use. Confirmation
of these findings in further studies is ongoing.
Conflict of interest
The following authors do not have any relationship with industry or
other relevant entities, financial or otherwise that might pose a con-
flict of interest in connection with the submitted article: Moore, Pepe,
Scheppke, Lick, Duval, Holley, Jacobs, Nystrom, Quinn, Adams,
Hutchison, C Mason, Martinez, S Mason, Clift, Antevy, Coyle, Griz-
zard, Garay, Debaty, Crowe, Labarère. Salverda: Received payment
from AdvancedCPR Solutions on contract basis for data collection
services. Lurie: Co-founder of AdvancedCPR Solutions, owns a sig-
nificant equity position in this company and serves as its Chief Med-
ical Officer.
CRediT authorship contribution statement
Johanna C. Moore: Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – orig-
inal draft, Writing – review editing, Supervision, Visualization, Pro-
ject administration, Funding acquisition. Paul E Pepe: Methodology,
Writing – review editing, Visualization. Kenneth A. Scheppke:
Conceptualization, Investigation. Charles Lick: Conceptualization,
Investigation. Sue Duval: Methodology, Formal analysis, Writing –
review editing. Joseph Holley: Investigation, Conceptualization.
Bayert Salverda: Data curation, Project administration. Michael
Jacobs: Conceptualization. Paul Nystrom: Conceptualization,
Investigation. Ryan Quinn: Conceptualization, Investigation. Paul
J. Adams: Investigation. Mack Hutchison: Investigation. Charles
Mason: Investigation. Eduardo Martinez: Investigation. Steven
Mason: Investigation. Armando Clift: Investigation. Peter M.
Antevy: Investigation. Charles Coyle: Investigation. Eric Grizzard:
Investigation. Sebastian Garay: Investigation. Remle P. Crowe:
Validation, Methodology, Writing – review editing. Keith G Lurie:
Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing –
review editing, Supervision, Visualization, Project administration,
Funding acquisition. Guillaume P. Debaty: Conceptualization,
Methodology, Visualization, Writing – review editing. José Labar-
ère: Methodology, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing –
review editing, Visualization.
Acknowledgements
The authors extend their gratitude to the pre-hospital care providers
who participated in this registry.
AdvancedCPR Solutions, Minneapolis, Minnesota, which manu-
factures one of the devices used in this study, provided funding for
study cost, and assisted with site recruitment.
Appendix A. Supplementary material
Supplementary data to this article can be found online at https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2022.07.039.
Author details
a
Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN, USA b
University of Minne-
sota, Minneapolis, MN, USA c
Hennepin Healthcare Research Insti-
tute, Minneapolis, MN, USA d
Dallas County Fire Rescue, University
of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston, TX, USA e
Palm Beach
County Fire Rescue, West Palm Beach, FL, USAf
Allina Emergency
Medical Services, Minneapolis, MN, USA g
University of Tennessee
Health Science Center- Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA h
Alameda
County Emergency Medical Services, San Leandro, CA, USAi
Edina
Fire, Edina, MN, USA j
City of Miami Fire Rescue, Miami, FL,
USA k
Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services, Little Rock, AR,
USA l
Germantown Fire Department, Germantown, TN, USA m
ESO
Inc, Austin, TX, USAn
Department of Emergency Medicine, University
Grenoble Alps/CNRS/TIMC UMR 5525, Grenoble, France o
Univ.
Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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