Pub Date : 2025-11-19DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2025.101170
Huaqing Ye , Kaiyi Wang , Wentao Sang , Luyao Gao , Zhizhou Liu , Chao Lan , Yuan Bian , Yuguo Chen , Feng Xu
Cardiac arrest (CA) poses significant public health challenges, with high incidence and mortality rates. Characterized by its rapid progression and high mortality, there is a lack of effective pharmacotherapy for CA, making prevention and early intervention crucial. Advancements in genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics offer profound insights into the pathophysiology and etiology of CA, potentially leading to novel diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets. This comprehensive review explores recent advancements in omics technologies and their applications in understanding CA, highlighting the role of genetic variations, RNA transcripts, protein profiles, and metabolites in CA. It also addresses the limitations of current studies and proposes future directions for omics research in unraveling the complexities of CA. This review aims to advance our understanding of CA and pave the way for precision treatment strategies.
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High-performance cardiopulmonary resuscitation (HP-CPR) is a structured, pit-crew-style resuscitation model that has been shown to improve performance in advanced life support (ALS) systems. However, its applicability in volunteer-based basic life support (BLS) settings remains uncertain. This study aimed to describe the implementation of HP-CPR training for BLS personnel in Bangkok, Thailand, and to evaluate its impact on BLS performance using video-based process indicators, as well as to report patient- and system-level characteristics before and after the intervention.
Methods
We conducted a single-centre, before-and-after study of adults with non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) managed by the Siriraj EMS Centre between July 2022 and January 2025. HP-CPR training for BLS personnel was delivered over a fivemonth period. The primary outcome was BLS performance, assessed through predefined process indicators using video review. Secondary outcomes included system-level characteristics and clinical outcomes.
Results
Of 423 patients screened, 214 met the inclusion criteria (110 pre-intervention; 104 post-intervention). Video recordings were available for 39 cases. Post-training, significant improvements were observed in two performance indicators: “counting during CPR” (0.0 % vs. 66.7 %, p < 0.01) and the “hover technique” (0.0 % vs. 62.5 %, p < 0.01). Other indicators, including uninterrupted CPR, assisted ventilation, AED use, and data handover, improved but did not reach statistical significance. Secondary outcomes—including AED use, CPR initiation by BLS, prehospital return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), and survival outcomes—showed no significant differences between phases.
Conclusion
Following HP-CPR training, improvements were observed in selected BLS process indicators. However, further research is needed with larger sample sizes to assess the long-term impact of HP-CPR training in volunteer-based EMS systems.
背景:高性能心肺复苏(HP-CPR)是一种结构化的、工作人员式的复苏模式,已被证明可以提高高级生命支持(ALS)系统的性能。然而,它在基于志愿者的基本生命支持(BLS)设置中的适用性仍然不确定。本研究旨在描述对泰国曼谷BLS人员实施HP-CPR培训的情况,并使用基于视频的过程指标评估其对BLS绩效的影响,同时报告干预前后患者和系统层面的特征。方法:我们在2022年7月至2025年1月期间对Siriraj EMS中心管理的非创伤性院外心脏骤停(OHCA)成人进行了单中心前后研究。对劳工统计局人员的HP-CPR培训为期5个月。主要结果是BLS绩效,通过使用视频回顾的预定义过程指标进行评估。次要结局包括系统级特征和临床结局。结果筛选的423例患者中,214例符合纳入标准(干预前110例,干预后104例)。录像记录了39个案件。训练后,两项表现指标有显著改善:“心肺复苏计数”(0.0% vs. 66.7%, p < 0.01)和“悬停技术”(0.0% vs. 62.5%, p < 0.01)。其他指标,包括不间断心肺复苏、辅助通气、AED使用和数据切换,均有所改善,但未达到统计学意义。次要结局-包括AED使用,BLS启动CPR,院前自发循环恢复(ROSC)和生存结局-在各阶段之间没有显着差异。结论HP-CPR培训后,所选BLS过程指标有所改善。然而,需要进一步的研究以更大的样本量来评估HP-CPR培训在以志愿者为基础的EMS系统中的长期影响。
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Pub Date : 2025-11-18DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2025.101163
Ying-Chih Ko , Yu-You Lin , Wen-Shuo Yang , Yu-Ting Tseng , Teng-Jie Huang , Chi-Ting Lai , Song-Yao Huang , Chin-Ming Hsieh , Pen-Li Wang , Huei-Han Chen , Kuan-Yu Chen , Jen-Tang Sun , Chin-Hao Chang , Tzu-Pin Lu , Matthew Huei-Ming Ma , Wen-Chu Chiang
Objective
Several clinical trials have shown promising results for the vasopressin-steroid-epinephrine (VSE) triple therapy in patients experiencing in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA); however, this treatment strategy has not yet been studied in the prehospital setting. The OHCA REVIVES (A Randomized Clinical Trial of Patient Outcomes Following Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Receiving Epinephrine Versus In-together Vasopressin, Epinephrine, and Steroid) trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the VSE combined therapy in improving clinical outcomes in patients with out‑of‑hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).
Methods
The OHCA REVIVES trial is an investigator-initiated, multicenter, superiority cluster randomized controlled trial. Adult non-traumatic patients with OHCA treated by six participating advanced ambulance teams in Taipei and New Taipei City, Taiwan will be included. Biweekly randomized clusters of participating advanced ambulance teams were assigned to administer either VSE combined therapy or standard care during cardiac arrest. The primary outcome is sustained return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC ≥ 2 h), and key secondary outcomes include prehospital ROSC, survival to hospital discharge, and survival with favorable neurologic outcomes (cerebral performance category score ≤ 2) at hospital discharge. A total of 1344 patients will be included.
Conclusion
The OHCA REVIVES trial is expected to provide new insights into pharmacological strategies for the treatment of OHCA.
Trial registration:ClinicalTrials.gov (identifier: NCT06203847; date registered: January 12, 2024).
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Pub Date : 2025-11-15DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2025.101162
Fredrik Folke , Jakob Tingsgaard , Persia Shahriari , Victor Kjærulf
Introduction
The ‘Get Trained, Save Lives’ campaign by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) was launched to raise awareness about sudden cardiac arrest and the importance of learning cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). All national football teams qualified for the EUROs 2024 and 2025 were offered 45 min of CPR training in the form of a ‘GO and save A Life’ (GOAL) session. This study aimed to assess whether high-quality CPR could be performed by players and staff of the Danish men’s and women’s national football teams following a GOAL session. As a part of the ‘Get Trained, Save Lives’ campaign, hopefully, this will help to inspire the public to get CPR trained.
Methods
We collected data from a two-minute CPR quality assessment following GOAL sessions in June 2024 and June 2025. All players and staff of the Denmark national football teams were invited to participate in the study, with missing data as the only exclusion criterion. Participants were provided CPR manikins that recorded CPR quality metrics on chest compressions and rescue breaths. CPR quality scores were compared between male and female players, players with different field positions, and players and staff.
Results
We included 88 participants (24 male players, 23 female players, and 41 staff members). The results showed that 60 % of participants met compression rate recommendations, 93 % met compression depth recommendations, 90 % met chest recoil recommendations, 91 % met hands-off time recommendations, and 85 % met rescue breath recommendations.
The combined CPR quality score was 90 points (range: 0–100 points). Female players achieved a slightly higher score than male players (95 vs. 84 points, p-value <0.05), while there was no significant difference in CPR quality scores between different field positions and between players and staff.
Conclusion
The study showed that high-quality CPR was performed by players and staff of the Denmark men’s and women’s national football teams following GOAL sessions. As part of the ‘Get Trained, Save Lives’ campaign, this will hopefully inspire citizens to get CPR trained.
由欧洲足球协会联盟(UEFA)和欧洲复苏委员会(ERC)发起的“接受培训,拯救生命”运动旨在提高人们对心脏骤停的认识以及学习心肺复苏(CPR)的重要性。所有获得2024年和2025年欧洲杯参赛资格的国家足球队都接受了45分钟的心肺复苏术训练,训练内容为“GO and save a Life”(GOAL)。本研究旨在评估丹麦男子和女子国家足球队的球员和工作人员在GOAL训练后是否可以进行高质量的心肺复苏术。作为“接受培训,拯救生命”运动的一部分,希望这将有助于激励公众接受心肺复苏术培训。方法:我们收集了2024年6月和2025年6月GOAL会议后2分钟CPR质量评估的数据。丹麦国家足球队的所有球员和工作人员都被邀请参加这项研究,数据缺失是唯一的排除标准。为参与者提供了记录心肺复苏术质量指标的胸部按压和人工呼吸模型。比较男女球员、不同场位球员、球员与工作人员的心肺复苏术质量得分。结果共纳入88名参与者,其中男球员24名,女球员23名,工作人员41名。结果显示,60%的参与者符合压缩率建议,93%符合压缩深度建议,90%符合胸部后坐力建议,91%符合放手时间建议,85%符合抢救呼吸建议。综合心肺复苏质量评分为90分(范围:0-100分)。女性运动员的CPR质量得分略高于男性运动员(95分比84分,p值<;0.05),而不同场地位置之间以及运动员与工作人员之间的CPR质量得分无显著差异。结论在GOAL训练结束后,丹麦男足和女足国家队队员和工作人员进行了高质量的心肺复苏术。作为“接受培训,拯救生命”活动的一部分,这有望激励市民接受心肺复苏术培训。
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Pub Date : 2025-11-13DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2025.101159
Antoine Bois , Emmanuelle Boutin , Nathalie Neveux , Stéphane Legriel , Nicolas Pichon , Clément Devautour , Olivier Puig , Julien Charpentier , David Grimaldi , Alain Cariou
Background
Acute intestinal injury plays a major role in the pathophysiology of the post-cardiac arrest (CA) syndrome. Citrulline and intestinal fatty acid-binding protein (I-FABP) are associated with mesenteric ischemia but there is paucity of data regarding their association with upper gastrointestinal tract injury.
Methods
We conducted an ancillary analysis of the prospective and multicentric ENTRACT study, in which all patients who remained mechanically ventilated during the first 5 days after out-of-hospital CA underwent an esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy. Patients with available biobank were enrolled and plasma citrulline and I-FABP and urinary I-FABP were measured to assess their association with the severity of upper gastrointestinal tract lesions.
Results
The biobank was available for 125 patients, mostly men (75 %) with a median age of 64 [55–72] years. Clinical, biological and CA characteristics were similar between groups according to the presence of severe lesions, except for a higher dose of adrenaline received during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in patients with severe lesions. Plasma citrulline (15 [12.4–19] vs 16.7 [14–21] µmol/L, p = 0.09) and I-FABP (339 [184–1140] vs 493 [271–976] pg/mL, p = 0.50) did not differ according to severe lesions, although urinary I-FABP was higher in the severe lesion group (6560 [1190–18450] vs 2030 [685–7400] pg/mL, p = 0.04). Corresponding performance for prediction of severe upper GI lesions was poor regarding positive and negative predictive values.
Conclusion
Citrulline and I-FABP did not reliably predict the presence of severe upper gastrointestinal tract ischemic injury observed during esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy performed within the first 5 days after an out-of-hospital CA.
背景:急性肠道损伤在心脏骤停(CA)综合征的病理生理学中起着重要作用。瓜氨酸和肠脂肪酸结合蛋白(I-FABP)与肠系膜缺血有关,但缺乏关于它们与上胃肠道损伤的相关数据。方法:我们对前瞻性多中心ENTRACT研究进行了辅助分析,其中所有在院外CA后前5天保持机械通气的患者都进行了食管-胃-十二指肠镜检查。纳入有可用生物库的患者,测量血浆瓜氨酸、I-FABP和尿I-FABP,以评估其与上胃肠道病变严重程度的关系。结果125例患者可获得生物库,大多数为男性(75%),中位年龄为64岁[55-72]岁。除了严重病变患者在心肺复苏期间接受更高剂量的肾上腺素外,根据存在严重病变,两组之间的临床、生物学和CA特征相似。血浆瓜氨酸(15 [12.4-19]vs 16.7 [14-21] μ mol/L, p = 0.09)和I-FABP (339 [184-1140] vs 493 [271-976] pg/mL, p = 0.50)在严重病变组无差异,尽管尿I-FABP在严重病变组较高(6560 [1190-18450]vs 2030 [685-7400] pg/mL, p = 0.04)。在阳性预测值和阴性预测值方面,严重上消化道病变的预测效果较差。结论瓜氨酸和I-FABP不能可靠地预测院外CA后5天内食管-胃-十二指肠镜检查中观察到的严重上消化道缺血性损伤的存在。
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Pub Date : 2025-11-05eCollection Date: 2025-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2025.101152
Robert Doerning, Jane Hall, Nicholas J Johnson
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Pub Date : 2025-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2025.101135
Sarah Maria Esther Jerjen, Armin Gemperli
Background
Timely defibrillation is vital for survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), yet the availability of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) at critical moments remains uncertain. Placement guidelines emphasize high-traffic public sites, but most OHCAs occur at home and outside business hours, raising questions about accessibility. Few national studies address both geography and temporal availability. Switzerland’s decentralized system without placement standards provides a critical test case. This study applies a spatial–statistical framework to analyze clustering, assess links between AED presence and population or employment density, and quantify accessibility deficits and affected populations.
Methods
We analyzed over 14,000 devices from the Swiss AED registry under two scenarios: those with 24-h access and all devices hypothetically available 24/7. Clustering was tested with Ripley’s L and Moran’s I. Associations with population or employment density were estimated using Bayesian spatial logistic models (BYM2), separating demographic effects from residual spatial structure. Accessibility deficits were defined as the gap between modeled and observed AED presence, weighted by demographic counts, and expressed as population-weighted risk scores.
Results
AEDs were significantly spatially clustered, with deployment more strongly aligned with employment than with residential population. Strong residual spatial structuring persisted beyond demographic effects. The 5 % of grid cells with the highest accessibility deficits contained between 16 % and 42 % of the national population or workforce.
Conclusion
AED deployment in Switzerland reflects historical and institutional patterns rather than risk-based planning. This study provides a framework for identifying spatial and temporal accessibility deficits and guiding more equitable AED placement.
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Pub Date : 2025-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2025.101155
Amanda J. O’Halloran , James Gray , Seth Gray , Martha F. Kienzle , Catherine E. Ross , Jason Acworth , Gabrielle Nuthall , Andrea Christoff , Joseph W. Rossano , Laurie J. Morrison , Barnaby R. Scholefield , Alexis A. Topjian
Background
Bradycardia with haemodynamic compromise is the most common in-hospital cardiac arrest initial rhythm in children. There are knowledge gaps in the efficacy of several treatments. This scoping review, part of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation continuous evidence evaluation process, sought to identify the literature on treatments for children with bradycardia and haemodynamic compromise.
We searched Medline, EMBASE, and Cochrane (inception–August 19, 2025) for studies involving children with bradycardia (<60 beats per minute or low for age) and haemodynamic compromise (age-based hypotension, altered mental status, or signs of shock or cardiac arrest). Data extracted included study design, population, interventions, comparators, and outcomes.
We screened 5392 titles and included 27 observational studies. In twenty-six studies, children with bradycardia with haemodynamic compromise who received CPR as part of a comprehensive protocol of drugs, airway support, and chest compressions had higher survival rates when compared with children receiving the same care for a pulseless rhythm. Three studies reported conflicting associations between clinical outcomes (progression to pulselessness, return of circulation, survival) with epinephrine use during CPR. Two studies reported atropine use in patients with haemodynamic compromise, one with CPR and one without. No studies assessed oxygen administration, assisted ventilation, or transcutaneous pacing.
Conclusions
There is insufficient evidence to move to a systematic review for any treatment strategy for paediatric bradycardia with haemodynamic compromise. Current guidelines are based on limited evidence and expert opinion. Comparative trials evaluating possible treatments for children with bradycardia with haemodynamic compromise are needed.
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Pub Date : 2025-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2025.101142
Pedro Aguiar Molinari , Giulia Pistor Galimberti , Antonio Cipriani Gomes da Silva , Fernando de Avila Teixeira , João Pedro Grasseli Engel , Pedro Henrique Oliveira Tietz , Pedro Ubirajara Gratieri Marca , Marina Pistor Galimberti , Marcelo Sabedotti , Thyago Anzolin Coser
Background
Basic Life Support education for schoolchildren is crucial to increase bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation rates. This study assessed schoolchildren’s cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge and skill retention six months after a single Basic Life Support training session delivered by medical students.
Methods
This was a simulation-based randomized controlled trial conducted in 2024 with students aged 11–16 from 6 schools in Caxias do Sul, Brazil. Intervention Group received a single theoretical-practical Basic Life Support training by medical students with a QCPR manikin. Control Group received no intervention. After six months, both groups underwent practical evaluation through a simulated cardiac-arrest scenario with manikin and completed a knowledge questionnaire. The primary outcome, chest compression quality (0–100), was measured using Laerdal Resusci Anne QCPR manikin software, assessing depth, rate, recoil. Secondary outcomes included Basic Life Support knowledge scores (multiple-choice questionnaire) and percentage of students performing the three resuscitation steps on the manikin (recognition, activating emergency, initiating compressions). Evaluators were blinded to group allocation.
Results
198 students completed the study (Intervention: 105; Control: 93). Six months post-training, Intervention Group significantly outperformed Control Group in completing the resuscitation sequence and achieved higher knowledge scores. Chest compression quality was higher in the Intervention Group (mean compression quality score: 51.71 vs. 17.81; p < 0.001).
Conclusions
A single-session Basic Life Support training delivered by medical students improves and sustains theoretical and practical skills in schoolchildren for at least six months. These findings provide evidence for implementing brief Basic Life Support programs in schools as a public health strategy.
背景学童基本生命支持教育对提高旁观者心肺复苏率至关重要。本研究评估学童在接受医学生基础生命支持训练6个月后的心肺复苏知识与技能保留情况。方法采用基于模拟的随机对照试验方法,于2024年在巴西南卡西亚斯州6所学校开展,参与者为11-16岁的学生。干预组接受医学生使用QCPR假人进行的单一理论-实践基础生命支持训练。对照组不进行干预。6个月后,两组患者通过假人模拟心脏骤停场景进行实际评估,并填写知识问卷。使用Laerdal Resusci Anne QCPR人体模型软件测量主要终点胸按压质量(0-100),评估深度、速率、后坐力。次要结果包括基本生命支持知识得分(多项选择问卷)和对人体模型执行三个复苏步骤(识别、启动急救、启动按压)的学生百分比。评估者对分组分配不知情。结果198名学生完成研究(干预组105名,对照组93名)。训练后6个月,干预组在完成复苏程序方面明显优于对照组,知识得分更高。干预组胸部按压质量较高(平均按压质量评分:51.71比17.81;p < 0.001)。结论医学生提供的单期基本生命支持培训可提高和维持学龄儿童至少6个月的理论和实践技能。这些发现为在学校实施简短的基本生命支持计划作为一项公共卫生战略提供了证据。
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Cardiac arrest caused by acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is associated with high mortality. Although risk stratification scores exist, they rely primarily on static variables obtained at admission, which do not capture the dynamic pathophysiology of the post-resuscitation phase. This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of serial biomarker trajectories during the first 72 h after AMI-induced cardiac arrest.
Methods
In this single-center cohort study, 181 patients with AMI-induced cardiac arrest between 2018 and 2024 were analyzed. Routinely measured laboratory biomarkers were assessed over the first three days in the intensive care unit (ICU). Multivariable logistic regression models adjusted for key clinical covariates were used to evaluate associations between biomarker trajectories and in-hospital mortality. Secondary analyses included t-distributed stochastic neighbor embedding cluster (machine learning), radar, Sankey and trend plots to visualize biomarker patterns in survivors and non-survivors.
Results
Of the 181 patients, 65.2% survived to hospital discharge. Survivors and non-survivors showed overlapping biomarker profiles on day one, with clearer separation emerging by day three. Non-survivors demonstrated progressive multi-organ dysfunction, including elevated levels of creatinine, potassium, creatine kinase, lactate, neuron-specific enolase, leukocytes and persistent coagulopathy, while survivors showed restoration of physiological homeostasis. Several biomarkers and their dynamic changes over 72 h independently predicted mortality. Cluster, radar, Sankey and trend plot analyses supported the concept of diverging physiological trajectories between survivors and non-survivors over time.
Conclusions
In patients who survive the initial critical phase after cardiac arrest, early prognostication remains limited due to evolving clinical trajectories. Admission biomarkers alone are insufficient for making definitive decisions. The post-resuscitation period represents a critical “second hit” characterized by systemic inflammation and organ dysfunction. Integrating serial biomarker trends into dynamic risk models, such as with machine learning, offers a more individualized and accurate approach to post-cardiac arrest prognostication and care.
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