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. 2024 Jun 1;23(2):106-110.
doi: 10.1097/HPC.0000000000000350. Epub 2024 Feb 19.

Association of Arterial Carbon Dioxide Tension Following In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest With Survival and Favorable Neurologic Outcome

Natalie Millet  1 , Sam Parnia  2 , Yevgeniy Genchanok  1 , Puja B Parikh  3 , Wei Hou  4 , Jignesh K Patel  1
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Association of Arterial Carbon Dioxide Tension Following In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest With Survival and Favorable Neurologic Outcome

Natalie Millet et al. Crit Pathw Cardiol. .

Abstract

Background: In-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) continues to be associated with high morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to study the association of arterial carbon dioxide tension (PaCO2) on survival to discharge and favorable neurologic outcomes in adults with IHCA.

Methods: The study population included 353 adults who underwent resuscitation from 2011 to 2019 for IHCA at an academic tertiary care medical center with arterial blood gas testing done within 24 hours of arrest. Outcomes of interest included survival to discharge and favorable neurologic outcome, defined as Glasgow outcome score of 4-5.

Results: Of the 353 patients studied, PaCO2 classification included: hypocapnia (PaCO2 <35 mm Hg, n = 89), normocapnia (PaCO2 35-45 mm Hg, n = 151), and hypercapnia (PaCO2 >45 mm Hg, n = 113). Hypercapnic patients were further divided into mild (45 mm Hg < PaCO2 ≤55 mm Hg, n = 62) and moderate/severe hypercapnia (PaCO2 > 55 mm Hg, n = 51). Patients with normocapnia had the highest rates of survival to hospital discharge (52.3% vs. 32.6% vs. 30.1%, P < 0.001) and favorable neurologic outcome (35.8% vs. 25.8% vs. 17.9%, P = 0.005) compared those with hypocapnia and hypercapnia respectively. In multivariable analysis, compared to normocapnia, hypocapnia [odds ratio (OR), 2.06; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.15-3.70] and hypercapnia (OR, 2.67; 95% CI, 1.53-4.66) were both found to be independently associated with higher rates of in-hospital mortality. Compared to normocapnia, while mild hypercapnia (OR, 2.53; 95% CI, 1.29-4.97) and moderate/severe hypercapnia (OR, 2.86; 95% CI, 1.35-6.06) were both independently associated with higher in-hospital mortality compared to normocapnia, moderate/severe hypercapnia was also independently associated with lower rates of favorable neurologic outcome (OR, 0.28; 95% CI, 0.11-0.73), while mild hypercapnia was not.

Conclusions: In this prospective registry of adults with IHCA, hypercapnia noted within 24 hours after arrest was independently associated with lower rates of survival to discharge and favorable neurologic outcome.

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