Which Position Is Better For CPR In OHCA Patients?

Use Transesophageal ultrasound in OHCA patients to identify the proper CPR position

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Key information

Conditions

Cardiac Arrest (CA) Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Arrest Heart Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Chang Bing Show Chawan Memorial Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Out of hospital cardiac arrest patients

Exclusion criteria

DNR was signed,
Age under 18
Trauma patients
Patients hard to establish advanced airway
C spine injury patients

Treatment and study plan

Transesophageal ultrasound

Device

Transesophageal ultrasound with built-in ultrasound software (Philips QLAB 3D quantification advance, Philips Healthcare, USA, speckle tracking echocardiography (STE,Speckle tracking echocardiography) to evaluate stroke volume and cardiac output in different position with the same person

Primary outcomes

cardiac output

Time frame: check cardiac output while CPR(Periprocedural)(after TEE insertion) in head up and supine position

built-in ultrasound software (Philips QLAB 3D quantification advance, Philips Healthcare, USA, speckle tracking echocardiography (STE,Speckle tracking echocardiography)
stroke volume

Time frame: check stroke volume while CPR(Periprocedural)(after TEE insertion) in head up and supine position

built-in ultrasound software (Philips QLAB 3D quantification advance, Philips Healthcare,

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital

Other

Collaborators

Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital

Registry information

Official study title

Use Transesophageal Echocardiography Comparing Head Up And Supine Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation On Cerebral And Systemic Hemodynamics In OHCA Patients

Important dates

Study start: 2025
Primary completion: 2026
Study completion: 2027
First posted: Jun 4, 2025
Registry last updated: Jun 4, 2025

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