A pilot assessment of alpha-stat vs pH-stat arterial blood gas analysis after cardiac arrest

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PURPOSE: Resuscitated cardiac arrest (CA) patients typically receive therapeutic hypothermia, but arterial blood gases (ABGs) are often assessed after adjustment to 37°C (alpha-stat) instead of actual body temperature (pH-stat). We sought to compare alpha-stat and pH-stat assessment of PaO2 and PaCO2 in such patients.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Using ABG data obtained during the first 24 hours of intensive care unit admission, we determined the impact of measured alpha vs calculated pH-stat on PaO2 and PaCO2 on patient classification and outcomes for CA patients.

RESULTS: We assessed 1013 ABGs from 120 CA patients with a median age of patients 66 years (interquartile range, 50-76). Median alpha-stat PaO2 changed from 122 (95-156) to 107 (82-143) mm Hg with pH-stat and median PaCO2 from 39 (34-46) to 35 (30-41) mm Hg (both P < .001). Using the categories of hyperoxemia, normoxemia, and hypoxemia, pH-stat estimation of PaO2 reclassified approximately 20% of patients. Using the categories of hypercapnia, normocapnia, and hypocapnia, pH stat estimation of PaCO2 reclassified approximately 40% of patients. The mortality of patients in different PaO2 and PaCO2 categories was similar for pH-stat and alpha-stat.

CONCLUSIONS: Using the pH-stat method, fewer resuscitated CA patients admitted to intensive care unit were classified as hyperoxemic or hypercapnic compared with alpha-stat. These findings suggest an impact of ABG assessment methodology on PaO2, PaCO2 , and patient classification but not on associated outcomes.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Journal of critical care - 30(2015), 1 vom: 15. Feb., Seite 138-44

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Eastwood, Glenn M [VerfasserIn]
Suzuki, Satoshi [VerfasserIn]
Lluch, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Schneider, Antoine G [VerfasserIn]
Bellomo, Rinaldo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Arterial blood gas
Cardiac arrest
Hyperoxemia
Hypocapnia
Hypoxemia
Intensive care
Journal Article

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Date Completed 16.03.2015

Date Revised 02.12.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.09.022

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NLM24404466X