Original Research Article I Volume 4 I Issue 3 I 2016

Role of Cardiac Sonography and Capnometry in Predicting Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Outcomes

El Sayed A.A; Aglan A.A; Tammam H.M.H; Alterkawi H.A

Biolife; 2016, 4(3), pp 446-454

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7319151

Abstract:

While capnography is used routinely as a non-invasive monitoring tool, cardiac sonography is also increasingly used in intensive care settings . Both of them have been proposed to assist in decision-making in management of cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA). In this study, we tested the performance feasibility and the role of cardiac sonography & capnometry as predictors of successful resuscitation of CPA patients. Focused cardiac sonography was performed for 100 ICU patients with CPA during the 10 seconds of pulse evaluation period. Simultaneously measurements of PetCO2 were recorded. All survivors of the initial resuscitation were followed up for 1 week and the Glascow Outcome Score was calculated. The mean number of US scans was 10.46 for each patient.

Keywords:

Cardiopulmonary arrest CPA; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation CPR; Cardiac Ultrasound; capnometry; Return Of Spontaneous Circulation ROSC

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Article Dates:

Received: 4 July 2016; Accepted: 21 August 2016; Published: 2 September 2016

How To Cite:

El Sayed A.A, Aglan A.A, Tammam H.M.H, & Alterkawi H.A. (2022). Role of Cardiac Sonography and Capnometry in Predicting Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Outcomes. Biolife, 4(3), 446–454. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7319151