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Accidental Hypothermia in Drowning-related OHCA

Completed
Conditions
Hypothermia Due to Cold Environment
Hypothermia, Accidental
Drowning
Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Interventions
Other: Hypothermia
Registration Number
NCT05908630
Lead Sponsor
Prehospital Center, Region Zealand
Brief Summary

This study aims to report mortality and neurological outcome 180 days after drowning incident in patients with accidental hypothermia vs normothermia following drowning-related OHCA in Denmark during a six-year period from 2016-2021.

Detailed Description

The incidence of accidental hypothermia in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) due to drowning is prevalent. Accidental hypothermia is known to decrease oxygen consumption and hypoxic brain damage in patients with OHCA, but may result from prolonged submersion times, which is shown to increase drowning mortality and morbidity. However, many case reports present extraordinary instances of hypothermic patients with drowning-related OHCA surviving with a good neurological outcome despite prolonged submersion times. A larger, retrospective study is warranted to accurately investigate the role of accidental hypothermia in patients with drowning-related OHCA.

This study is a nationwide, retrospective cohort study with 180-days follow-up from 2016-2021 comparing survival and neurological outcome 180 days after drowning incident in normothermic (≥35C) vs hypothermic (\<35C) patients with drowning-related OHCA. A total of 317 patients have been identified by the Danish Drowning Formula and manually validated (Breindahl et al, 2023, unpublished data). Prehospital data from the DCAR will be linked to in-hospital data using the patients' unique civil registration number and presented the "Utstein style". The primary outcome is composite of mortality or poor neurological outcome 180 days after drowning incident (modified Rankin Scale score \> 3). Secondary outcomes include hospital length of stay (continuous), intensive care unit admission (binary) and length of stay (continuous), need for ECLS (binary) and duration (continuous), need for mechanical ventilation (binary) and duration (continuous), survival to hospital discharge, and 30-day survival.

The investigators expect to provide evidence on the role of accidental hypothermia in drowning-related OHCA to support evidence-based guidelines and improve clinical decision-making in the future.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
119
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Hypothermic drowning patients with OHCA.HypothermiaFirst in-hospital temperature measurement (using any probe) within 6 hours after hospital admission \<35C.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Survival or poor neurological outcome180 days after drowning incident.

The primary outcome is a composite of mortality or poor neurological outcome 180 days after drowning incident according to the Utstein style

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Hospital length of stayImmediately after hospital discharge

Continuous

Intensive care unit admissionImmediately after hospital discharge

Binary

Survival to hospital dischargeImmediately after hospital discharge

Binary

Duration of ECLSImmediately after hospital discharge

Continuous

Need for mechanical ventilationImmediately after hospital discharge

Binary

30-day survival30 days after drowning incident

Binary

Intensive care unit length of stayImmediately after hospital discharge

Continuous

Need for ECLSImmediately after hospital discharge

Binary

Duration of mechanical ventilationImmediately after hospital discharge

Continuous

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Prehospital Center

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Næstved, Region Zealand, Denmark

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