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Trial reportCritical care (London, England)2021

Clinical outcomes and safety of passive leg raising in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a randomized controlled trial.

Youcef Azeli, Alfredo Bardají, Eneko Barbería, Vanesa Lopez-Madrid, Jordi Bladé-Creixenti, Laura Fernández-Sender, Gil Bonet, Elena Rica, Susana Álvarez, Alberto Fernández and 2 more

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Critical care (London, England), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01952197 (Passive Leg Raise), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01952197 naunknown statusnot on this map

Passive Leg Raise (PLR) During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR): a Randomised Study of Survival in Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA)

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity Rovira i VirgiliRan2013 to 2016Enrolled3,130ConditionsHeart ArrestArmsPassive Leg Raise
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Youcef AzeliSistema d'Emergències Mèdiques de Catalunya, Carrer de Pablo Iglesias 101-115, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. youcefazeli@gencat.cat.ORCID 0000-0003-3558-124X
Alfredo BardajíInstitut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), Reus, Spain.
Eneko BarberíaUniversitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5804-3597
Vanesa Lopez-MadridEmergency Department, Sant Joan University Hospital, Reus, Spain.
Jordi Bladé-CreixentiAtenció Primaria, Institut Català de la Salut, Tarragona, Spain.
Laura Fernández-SenderLlevant Clinic Unit, Santa Tecla Hospital, Tarragona, Spain.
Gil BonetCardiology Department, Joan XXIII, University Hospital, Tarragona, Spain.
Elena RicaDepartment de Enginyeria Informàtica i Matemàtiques, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain.
Susana ÁlvarezDepartment de Enginyeria Informàtica i Matemàtiques, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain.
Alberto FernándezDepartament d'Enginyeria Química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain.
Christer AxelssonCenter of Prehospital Research, Faculty of Caring Science, Work Life and Social Welfare, University of Borås, Borås, Sweden.
Maria F Jiménez-HerreraDepartment of Nursing, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain.
Universitat Rovira i Virgili · ESInstitut de Recerca Biomèdica Catalunya Sud · ESHospital Sant Pau i Santa Tecla · ESHospital Universitari Joan XXIII de Tarragona · ESHospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus · ESInstitut Català de la Salut · ESUniversity of Borås · SE

Funding

Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI14/01390
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere are data suggesting that passive leg raising (PLR) improves hemodynamics during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This trial aimed to determine the effectiveness and safety of PLR during CPR in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).

methodsWe conducted a randomized controlled trial with blinded assessment of the outcomes that assigned adults OHCA to be treated with PLR or in the flat position. The trial was conducted in the Camp de Tarragona region. The main end point was survival to hospital discharge with good neurological outcome defined as cerebral performance category (CPC 1-2). To study possible adverse effects, we assessed the presence of pulmonary complications on the first chest X-rays, brain edema on the computerized tomography (CT) in survivors and brain and lungs weights from autopsies in non-survivors.

resultsIn total, 588 randomized cases were included, 301 were treated with PLR and 287 were controls. Overall, 67.8% were men and the median age was 72 (IQR 60-82) years. At hospital discharge, 3.3% in the PLR group and 3.5% in the control group were alive with CPC 1-2 (OR 0.9; 95% CI 0.4-2.3, p = 0.91). No significant differences in survival at hospital admission were found in all patients (OR 1.0; 95% CI 0.7-1.6, p = 0.95) and among patients with an initial shockable rhythm (OR 1.7; 95% CI 0.8-3.4, p = 0.15). There were no differences in pulmonary complication rates in chest X-rays [7 (25.9%) vs 5 (17.9%), p = 0.47] and brain edema on CT [5 (29.4%) vs 10 (32.6%), p = 0.84]. There were no differences in lung weight [1223 mg (IQR 909-1500) vs 1239 mg (IQR 900-1507), p = 0.82] or brain weight [1352 mg (IQR 1227-1457) vs 1380 mg (IQR 1255-1470), p = 0.43] among the 106 autopsies performed.

conclusionIn this trial, PLR during CPR did not improve survival to hospital discharge with CPC 1-2. No evidence of adverse effects has been found. Clinical trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01952197, registration date: September 27, 2013, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01952197 .

Indexed as

Range of Motion, ArticularAgedAged, 80 and overChi-Square DistributionFemaleHospitalizationHumansLegMaleMiddle AgedOut-of-Hospital Cardiac ArrestPatient SafetyTreatment OutcomeAdverse effectCardiopulmonary resuscitationOut-of-hospital cardiac arrestPassive leg raising

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PMID34034775
PMCPMC8152146
OpenAlexW3133940446

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