2020
Research Protocol and Case Report of Emergency Department Endovascular Aortic Occlusion (REBOA) in Non-traumatic Cardiac Arrest
Daley J, Cannon K, Buckley R, Aydin A, Latich I, Perez Lozada J, Bonz J, Joseph D, Coughlin R, Belsky J, Sather J, Wira C, Liu R, Johnson A, Moore C. Research Protocol and Case Report of Emergency Department Endovascular Aortic Occlusion (REBOA) in Non-traumatic Cardiac Arrest. Journal Of Endovascular Resuscitation And Trauma Management 2020, 4 DOI: 10.26676/jevtm.v40i(2).140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMean arterial pressureEmergency departmentEmergency physiciansAortic occlusionCardiac arrestCase reportResearch protocolNon-traumatic cardiac arrestFeasibility of REBOAFavorable neurologic outcomeInitial casesNon-traumatic OHCAFemoral arterial accessHospital cardiac arrestTidal carbon dioxideEndovascular aortic occlusionEarly human studiesNeurologic outcomeSecondary outcomesArterial pressureInitial patientsPrimary outcomeSpontaneous circulationHemodynamic changesArterial access
2015
Prognostication of post-cardiac arrest coma: early clinical and electroencephalographic predictors of outcome
Sivaraju A, Gilmore EJ, Wira CR, Stevens A, Rampal N, Moeller JJ, Greer DM, Hirsch LJ, Gaspard N. Prognostication of post-cardiac arrest coma: early clinical and electroencephalographic predictors of outcome. Intensive Care Medicine 2015, 41: 1264-1272. PMID: 25940963, DOI: 10.1007/s00134-015-3834-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBetter outcomesPoor outcomeEpileptiform dischargesPost-cardiac arrest comatose patientsCritical care EEG terminologyPost-cardiac arrest comaMethodsProspective cohort studyContinuous EEG monitoringLow-voltage EEGPositive predictive valueAbsence of reactivityEEG terminologyCohort studySpontaneous circulationBrainstem reflexesClinical outcomesComatose patientsFalse positive ratePoor prognosisPrognostic significanceSuppression burstsClinical variablesClinical correlatesElectroencephalographic patternsElectroencephalographic predictors
2008
Anti-arrhythmic and vasopressor medications for the treatment of ventricular fibrillation in severe hypothermia: A systematic review of the literature
Wira CR, Becker JU, Martin G, Donnino MW. Anti-arrhythmic and vasopressor medications for the treatment of ventricular fibrillation in severe hypothermia: A systematic review of the literature. Resuscitation 2008, 78: 21-29. PMID: 18406039, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2008.01.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduced ventricular fibrillationVentricular fibrillationSevere hypothermiaVasopressor medicationsROSC rateAnimal modelsControl groupLow-dose epinephrineRate of ROSCHigh-dose epinephrineHypothermic cardiac arrestLiterature database searchResuscitative medicationsSpontaneous circulationCardiac arrestCurrent guidelinesTreatment groupsMedicationsSystematic reviewFibrillationHypothermiaAmiodaroneEpinephrineVasopressinDatabase search