Abstract
The state or rhythm during resuscitation, i.e. ventricular fibrillation/tachycardia (VF/VT), asystole (ASY), pulseless electrical activity (PEA), or return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) determines management. The state is unstable and will change either spontaneously (e.g. PEA-->ASY) or by intervention (e.g. VF-->ASY after DC shock); temporary ROSC may also occur. To gain insight into the dynamics of this process, we analyzed the state transitions over time using real-life data. Detailed recordings from 304 episodes of attempted resuscitation from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests of presumed cardiac etiology were obtained from modified Heartstart 4000 defibrillators. State transitions were visualized and described, and analyzed in terms of a Markov probability model. The median number of state transitions was 5 (range 1-39), and more transitions were observed with VF than PEA or asystole as the initial rhythm. Of 105 patients (35%) who regained ROSC at some point during CPR, only 65 (21%) achieved sustained ROSC; suggesting an unrealized survival potential. A 3-min transition probability matrix was estimated: for example, a patient early in VF has a probability of 31% to be in ASY, 32% of still being in VF, 5% to have tempor...Continue Reading
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