Neurological outcome of cardiac arrest patients in mountain areas: An analysis of the Northern French Alps Emergency Network - 03/06/24
, D. Viglino a, c, H. Duhem h, C. Vigneron d, C. Vallot d, V. Brenckmann a, b, M. Blancher a, S. Versini e, A. Serruys e, D. Savary f, i, A. Bellier g, G. Debaty a, bAbstract |
Background |
Mountainous areas pose a challenge for the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) chain of survival. Survival rates for OHCAs in mountainous areas may differ depending on the location. Increased survival has been observed compared to standard location when OHCA occurred on ski slopes. Limited data is available about OHCA in other mountainous areas. The objective was to compare the survival rates with a good neurological outcome of OHCAs occurring on ski slopes (On-S) and off the ski slopes (Off-S) compared to other locations (OL).
Methods |
Analysis of prospectively collected data from the cardiac arrest registry of the Northern French Alps Emergency Network (RENAU) from 2015 to 2021. The RENAU corresponding to an Emergency Medicine Network between all Emergency Medical Services and hospitals of 3 counties (Isère, Savoie, Haute-Savoie). The primary outcome was survival at 30 days with a Cerebral Performance Category scale (CPC) of 1 or 2 (1: Good Cerebral Performance, 2: Moderate Cerebral Disability).
Results |
A total of 9589 OHCAs were included: 213 in the On-S group, 141 in the Off-S group, and 9235 in the OL group. Cardiac etiology was more common in On-S conditions (On-S: 68.9% vs Off-S: 51.1% vs OL: 66.7%, p < 0.001), while Off-S cardiac arrests were more often due to traumatic circumstances (Off-S: 39.7% vs On-S: 21.7% vs OL: 7.7%, p < 0.001). Automated external defibrillator (AED) use before rescuers' arrival was lower in the Off-S group than in the other two groups (On-S: 15.2% vs OL: 4.5% vs Off-S: 3.7%; p < 0.002). The first AED shock was longer in the Off-S group (median time in minutes: Off-S: 22.0 (9.5–35.5) vs On-S: 10.0 (3.0–19.5) vs OL: 16.0 (11.0–27.0), p = 0.03). In multivariate analysis, on-slope OHCA remained a positive factor for 30-day survival with a CPC score of 1 or 2 with a 1.96 adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval (CI), 1.02–3.75, p = 0.04), whereas off-slope OHCA had an 0.88 adjusted odds ratio (95% CI, 0.28–2.72, p = 0.82).
Conclusions |
OHCAs in ski-slopes conditions were associated with an improvement in neurological outcomes at 30 days, whereas off-slopes OHCAs were not. Ski-slopes rescue patrols are efficient in improving outcomes.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Cardiac arrest, Skiing, Sudden cardiac arrest, Altitude, Emergency medical services, Mountain medicine
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Vol 81
P. 47-52 - juillet 2024 Retour au numéro
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