期刊
RESUSCITATION
卷 76, 期 3, 页码 376-380出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.08.022
关键词
cardiac arrest; beta-blockers; ventricular fibrillation; pulseless electrical activity
资金
- NHLBI NIH HHS [R01 HL076671, R01 HL076671-02] Funding Source: Medline
Background: The incidence of ventricular fibrillation (VF) as the presenting rhythm in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is declining, whereas pulseless electrical. activity (PEA) is increasing. This changing epidemiology has occurred concomitant with an increase in beta-blocker use. Aims: The aim of this study was to measure the association of beta-blocker use among prehospital. cardiac arrest patients with PEA versus VF as presenting rhythm. Materials and methods: In this retrospective cohort study, records of all OHCA patients presenting to a single municipal hospital between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2006 were reviewed. Age, sex, race, first documented rhythm, estimated down time, presence of bystander CPR, return of spontaneous circulation, beta-blocker use, and comorbid illnesses were noted. A Mantel-Haenzel chi-square was computed to describe the association between beta-blocker use and PEA, compared to beta-blocker use and VF. A sensitivity analysis was also performed to account for missing data, misclassification of beta-blocker use, misclassification of initial rhythm, confounding by unknown factors, and random error. Results: After exclusion of patients with asystole and patients in whom beta-blocker use was unclear/unknown, a cohort of 179 arrests was evaluated. The odds ratio for beta-blocker use among PEA versus VF patients was 3.7 (95% CI 1.9-7.2), and probabilistic adjustment for exposure and outcome misclassification, confounding, and random error increased the odds ratio to 5.0 (95% CI 1.1-31.0). Conclusions: There appears to be an association between beta-blockers and the changing epidemiology of arrest rhythms, which may account for the increasing incidence of PEA and concomitant decrease in VF. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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