J Korean Soc Emerg Med.  2008 Dec;19(6):648-656.

Serum S100B Protein and Neuron-Specific Enolase: Time Course and Usefulness as Predictors of Neurological Outcome in Post-resuscitaion Patients

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  • 1Department of Emergency Medicine, National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital, GyeongGi-Do, Korea. guhongdu@gmail.com

Abstract

PURPOSE: In 2000, the American Heart Association and International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation published guidelines for CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation), and these guidelines were revised in 2005. Many physicians perform CPR differently than suggested by these guidelines. We investigated guideline conformation rates for CPR by non-emergency physicians.
METHODS
From January 1st, 2005, to December 31st, 2005, and from January 1st, 2007, to September 30th, 2007, 103 in-hospital CPR cases were enrolled. We separated the 103 cases into two groups: 2005 patients and 2007 patients. Fifty-two cases in the 2005 group and 51 cases in the 2007 group were enrolled. The defibrillation method, defibrillation energy, epinephrine use, and atropine use were analyzed.
RESULTS
Nineteen cases (82.6%) in the 2005 group and three cases (21.4%) in the 2007 group were performed using the appropriate defibrillation method (p=0.0002). Seventeen cases (73.9%) in the 2005 group and four cases (28.6%) in the 2007 group received the appropriate defibrillation energy (p=0.0069). Seven cases (14.0%) in the 2005 group and 16 cases (32.0%) in the 2007 group used the appropriate epinephrine dose (p=0.0325). Fourteen cases (28.0%) in the 2005 patient group and 14 cases (29.2%) inthe 2007 patient group used the appropriate atropine dose (p=0.8983).
CONCLUSION
Although CPR guidelines were renewed in 2005, many physicians do not follow these guidelines. We suggest that adequate information, education, feedback, and further study are needed for guideline conformation.

Keyword

Guideline; Electric Countershock; Epinephrine; Atropine

MeSH Terms

American Heart Association
Atropine
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Electric Countershock
Epinephrine
Humans
Nerve Growth Factors
Resuscitation
S100 Proteins
Atropine
Epinephrine
Nerve Growth Factors
S100 Proteins
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