Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Publication Date: May 1, 2020
Last Updated: March 14, 2022
Consensus statements on out of hospital cardiac arrest recommendations
Situational awareness in patients with OHCA
In all comatose OHCA patients, we recommend dynamic clinical decision-making of “definite” or “defer” transport to CCL based on situational awareness and assessment involving all clinical factors along the entire continuum of care.
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OHCA patients with non-shockable rhythms
In OHCA patients with initial non-shockable rhythm, we recommended deferring transport to CCL at initial encounter.
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OHCA patients with shockable rhythm and STEMI on Post ROSC ECG
In selected comatose OHCA patients with ROSC exhibiting STEMI on ECG we recommend a definite invasive strategy.
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OHCA patients with shockable rhythm without STEMI on Post ROSC ECG
We recommend deferring invasive strategy at initial encounter in hemodynamically stable, comatose OHCA patients without STEMI on post ROSC ECG.
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Access for intervention
In OHCA patients undergoing PCI, we recommend choosing the access site as per the operator's expertise and local standard catheterization lab protocols. For both routine femoral access and large bore access in case of hemodynamic support in patients with concomitant shock, we recommend the safe access site practices to reduce the risk of bleeding.
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Antiplatelet therapy
We recommend ticagrelor or prasugrel as the preferred P2Y12 inhibitor in OHCA patients undergoing PCI.
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Anticoagulation therapy
Among OHCA undergoing PCI we recommend the use of unfractionated heparin with monitoring as the peri-procedural anticoagulant given the availability of a reversal agent in cases of life threatening bleeding and reduced risk of acute stent thrombosis compared to bivalirudin.
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Target temperature management (TTM)
- We recommend against the use of prehospital TTM using cold intravenous crystalloids.
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- We recommend initiating TTM inpatient as soon as possible.
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Barriers and Public Reporting
SCAI advocates making OHCA exclusion based on exceptional risk from public reporting analysis of PCI outcomes. The principle to be followed is that “Public reporting of outcomes in high-risk patients, if done at all, should accurately reflect the performance of those operators and institutions.” Additionally, SCAI recommends continuing to track process measures and outcomes in all patients suffering OHCA, including early access to coronary angiography and use of PCI.
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Overview
Title
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Authoring Organization
Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions
Publication Month/Year
May 1, 2020
Last Updated Month/Year
November 5, 2024
Document Type
Guideline
External Publication Status
Published
Country of Publication
US
Inclusion Criteria
Male, Female, Adolescent, Adult, Older adult
Health Care Settings
Emergency care, Home health, Long term care
Intended Users
Medical assistant, nurse, nurse practitioner, paramedic emt, physician, physician assistant
Scope
Counseling, Management
Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)
D058687 - Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Keywords
Out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)