Cardiac Arrest
Conditions
Sponsors
Department of Emergency Medicine of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 85 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Cardiac arrest is caused by respiratory failure or hypovolemic shock; 2. In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest; 3. Aged 18-85 years old; 4. Patients with return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) that is sustained for >=20 minutes; 5. Glasgow coma score <=8 after ROSC, and before sedation (if any); 6. The legal representative signed the informed consent; 7. advanced life support is conducted.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. No-flow time >10 min (time from collapse to initiation of external cardiac massage); 2. Low-flow time >60 min (time from initiation of external cardiac massage to ROSC); 3. Major hemodynamic instability (defined as a continuous epinephrine or norepinephrine infusion at a flow rate >1 µg/Kg/min); 4. Cardiac arrest caused by advanced tumor and other end-of-state diseases; 5. Cardiac arrest caused by an irreversible cause (such as Severe trauma and poisoning); 6. Cardiogenic cardiac arrest (acute infarction, malignant arrhythmia, heart failure, etc.); 7. Acupoint with lesions, wounds, or skin diseases affects acupuncture; 8. Allergic persons, or known to be allergic to treatment, such as metal; 9. pregnant or lactating women.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| survival with a favorable neurological outcome; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactZeng Ruifeng
Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed