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Meta-Analysis
. 2020 Nov;54(5):623-630.
doi: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000001550.

Targeted Temperature Management in Cardiac Arrest Patients With an Initial Non-Shockable Rhythm: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Mahmoud Barbarawi  1   2 , Ahmad Alabdouh  3 , Owais Barbarawi  4 , Harini Lakshman  1 , Mariam Alkasasbeh  5 , Fatima Rizk  6 , Ghassan Bachuwa  1 , Mohammad L Alkotob  7
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Meta-Analysis

Targeted Temperature Management in Cardiac Arrest Patients With an Initial Non-Shockable Rhythm: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Mahmoud Barbarawi et al. Shock. 2020 Nov.

Abstract

Background: Targeted temperature management (TTM) is now recommended for patients presenting with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. However, there are limited data that support its use in patients with an initial non-shockable rhythm (NSR).

Methods: A literature search of PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and Embase was conducted by two independent authors for studies that compared TTM along with standard care versus standard care alone in treating cardiac arrest with initial NSR. Outcomes were short-term and long-term survival, and a Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) score of 1 to 2 at the longest follow-up period. The Mantel-Haenszel random-effects model was used to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Trial sequential analysis (TSA) was performed on the randomized controlled trials (RCTs).

Results: Thirty studies were included in the final analysis: 25 observational and five RCTs, totalling 10,703 patients, 4,023 of whom received TTM and 6,680 received standard care alone. Compared with standard care, patients who presented with an initial NSR cardiac arrest and received TTM (target of 32°C -34°C) had a significantly higher short-term survival (OR 1.44 95% CI 1.15-1.81; P = 0.002), long-term survival (OR 1.52 95% CI 1.03-2.26; P = 0.04), and CPC score of 1 to 2 (OR 1.63 95% CI 1.22-2.17; P = 0.0010). Sensitivity analyses by including only RCTs showed a trend, although not significant, toward better short-term survival (OR 1.25 95% CI 0.82-1.89; P = 0.30), long-term survival (OR 1.15 95% CI 0.80-1.66; P = 0.46), and neurologic outcomes (OR 1.51 95% CI 0.81-2.80; P = 0.19). However, TSA performed on the RCTs revealed that the results were inconclusive.

Conclusion: Among patients who survived cardiac arrest with an initial NSR, TTM is associated with a higher rate of survival and favorable neurological outcomes compared with no TTM. However, analyses from the included RCTs did not support this conclusion.

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