Beck, Katharina and Vincent, Alessia and Cam, Hasret and Becker, Christoph and Gross, Sebastian and Loretz, Nina and Müller, Jonas and Amacher, Simon A. and Bohren, Chantal and Sutter, Raoul and Bassetti, Stefano and Hunziker, Sabina. (2022) Medical futility regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation in in-hospital cardiac arrests of adult patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Resuscitation, 172. pp. 181-193.
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Abstract
For some patients, survival with good neurologic function after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is highly unlikely, thus CPR would be considered medically futile. Yet, in clinical practice, there are no well-established criteria, guidelines or measures to determine futility. We aimed to investigate how medical futility for CPR in adult patients is defined, measured, and associated with do-not-resuscitate (DNR) code status as well as to evaluate through meta-analysis the predictive value of clinical risk scores.; We searched Embase, PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO from the inception of each database up to January 22, 2021. Data were pooled using a fixed-effects model. Data collection and reporting followed the PRISMA guidelines.; Thirty-one studies were included in the systematic review and 11 in the meta-analysis. Medical futility defined by risk scores was associated with a significantly higher risk of in-hospital mortality (5 studies, 3102 participants with Pre-Arrest Morbidity (PAM) and Prognosis After Resuscitation (PAR) score; overall RR 3.38 [95% CI 1.92-5.97]) and poor neurologic outcome/in-hospital mortality (6 studies, 115213 participants with Good Outcome Following Attempted Resuscitation (GO-FAR) and Prediction of Outcome for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (PIHCA) score; RR 6.93 [95% CI 6.43-7.47]). All showed high specificity (>90%) for identifying patients with poor outcome.; There is no international consensus and a lack of specific definitions of CPR futility in adult patients. Clinical risk scores might aid decision-making when CPR is assumed to be futile. Future studies are needed to assess their clinical value and reliability as a measure of futility regarding CPR.
Faculties and Departments: | 03 Faculty of Medicine 03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) 03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) 03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Intensivmedizin > Intensivmedizin (Marsch) 03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Intensivmedizin > Intensivmedizin (Marsch) 03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Neurologie 03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Neurologie 03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung |
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UniBasel Contributors: | Sutter, Raoul Christian |
Item Type: | Article, refereed |
Article Subtype: | Research Article |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
ISSN: | 1873-1570 |
Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Last Modified: | 30 Mar 2022 09:30 |
Deposited On: | 30 Mar 2022 09:30 |
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