Detection of rosc in patients with cardiac arrest during chest compression using NIRS: A pilot study

Tsukasa Yagi, Ken Nagao, Tsuyoshi Kawamorita, Taketomo Soga, Mitsuru Ishii, Nobutaka Chiba, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Shigemasa Tani, Atsuo Yoshino, Atsushi Hirayama, Kaoru Sakatani

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Abstract

Return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) during chest compression is generally detected by arterial pulse palpation and end-tidal CO2 monitoring; however, it is necessary to stop chest compression during pulse palpation, and to perform endotracheal intubation for monitoring end-tidal CO2. In the present study, we evaluated whether near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) allows the detection of ROSC during chest compression without interruption. We monitored cerebral blood oxygenation in 19 patients with cardiac arrest using NIRS (NIRO-200NX, Hamamatsu Photonics, Japan). On arrival at the emergency room, the attending physicians immediately assessed whether a patient was eligible for this study after conventional advanced life support (ALS) and employed NIRS to measure cerebral blood oxygenation (CBO) in the bilateral frontal lobe in patients. We found cerebral blood flow waveforms in synchrony with chest compressions in all patients. In addition, we observed abrupt increases of oxy-hemoglobin concentration and tissue oxygen index (TOI), which were associated with ROSC detected by pulse palpation. The present findings indicate that NIRS can be used to assess the quality of chest compression in patients with cardiac arrest as demonstrated by the detection of synchronous waveforms during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). NIRS appears to be applicable for detection of ROSC without interruption of chest compression and without endotracheal intubation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOxygen Transport to Tissue XXXVII
EditorsClare E. Elwell, Terence S. Leung, David K. Harrison
PublisherSpringer New York LLC
Pages151-157
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9781493930227
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Event42nd Annual Meeting of International Society on Oxygen Transport to Tissue - London, United Kingdom
Duration: 28 Jun 20143 Jul 2014

Publication series

NameAdvances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
Volume876
ISSN (Print)0065-2598
ISSN (Electronic)2214-8019

Conference

Conference42nd Annual Meeting of International Society on Oxygen Transport to Tissue
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period28/06/143/07/14

Keywords

  • Cardiac arrest
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • Near-infrared spectroscopy
  • Quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • Return of spontaneous circulation

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