Prehospital transesophageal echocardiography in out of hospital cardiac arrest (PHTEE)

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: I46; Cardiac arrest

• Registration Number: DRKS00028695
• Lead Sponsor: niversitätsklinikum Heidelberg

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-04-28
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Baseline Criteria: All patients who suffer an out-of-hospital cardiovascular arrest and are dispatched to both RTW, NEF, and MIC will be included.

The following criteria for inclusion must be met:
- Over 18 years of age
- Advanced Life Support measures performed
- Expected duration of resuscitation >10 minutes.

Exclusion Criteria

- Pregnant women
- Prisoners
- Traumatic cardiovascular arrest
- Known esophageal varices
- Known esophageal surgery
- Fulminant hematemesis prior to resuscitation or other evidence of gastrointestinal bleeding
- DNR/AND status

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hands-off time

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- Image quality of the preclinical TEE examination, assessed with<br>o Not usable<br>o Limited conditions <br>o Good conditions<br>- Injuries during study procedures as measured by<br>o Type<br>o Severity (mild, moderate, severe, life-threatening)<br>o Relevance (no additional measures, non-invasive measures, invasive measures, surgery).<br>- Quality of resuscitation during eCPR facility, measured by<br>o pressure depth<br>o pressure frequency<br>o Relief<br>o Chest Compression Fraction<br>- Neurological outcome of the intervention and control groups at 30 days, three and six months, measured by<br>o Cerebral Performance Category 1-5<br>