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Table 2 Human studies evaluating effects of hyperoxia in the cardiac arrest context

From: Hyperoxia toxicity after cardiac arrest: What is the evidence?

Study (year)

Study period

Patients (n=)/hyperoxia prevalence (%)

Shockable rhythm (%)

Blood gas analysis timing

Hyperoxia definition

In-hospital/hyperoxia mortality (%)

Comparison group

Therapeutic hypothermia

Main outcome measure

In-hospital mortality (OR, 95 % CI)

Poor neurological status (OR, 95 % CI)

Kilgannon (2010)

2001/2005

6326/18

NA

First PaO2

>300 mmHg

56/63

Normoxia

6 % <34 °C during first 24 h

In-hospital mortality

1.8 (1.5–2.2)

?

Bellomo (2011)

2000/2009

12,108/10

NA

Lower PaO2

>300 mmHg

58/59

Normoxia

33 % <34 °C during first 24 h

In-hospital mortality

1.2 (1.0–1.5)

?

Kilgannon (2011)

2001/2005

4459/NA

NA

Highest PaO2

Continuous variable

54/?

Normoxia

6 % <34 °C during first 24 h

In-hospital mortality

1.69 (1.56–2.07)

?

Janz (2012)

2007/2012

170/about 30

61

Highest PaO2

Continuous variable

55/?

Normoxia

100 % <33 °C

In-hospital mortality

1.4 (1–2)

1.48 (1.03–2.13)

Ihle (2013)

2007/2011

584/6

100

Worst PaO2

>300 mmHg

42/47 %

Normoxia

?

In-hospital mortality

1.2 (0.52–2.82)

?

Nelskyla (2013)

2008/2010

119/41

40

Highest PaO2

>300 mmHg

63/59

Non-hyperoxia

30 %

Factors associated with hyperoxia exposure

0.76 (0.36–1.61)

?

Spindelboeck (2013)

2003/2010

145/20

?

<60 min after CPR

>300 mmHg

?/?

Non-hyperoxia

?

Rates of hospital admission

?

?

Vaahersalo (2014)

2010/2011

409/NA

60

Mean 24 h PaO2 level

Continuous variable

45/?

Non-hyperoxia

71 %

CPC at 12 months

?

1 (0.99–1.01)

Lee (2014)

2008/2012

213/1.1

25

Mean PaO2 in 8 ABG

Quartiles of PaO2

29.6/?

PaO2 [116–134]

100 % <33 °C

In-hospital mortality

0.65 (0.22–1.85)

4.22 (1.22–14.58)

Elmer (2015)

2008/2010

184/36

38

Time spent within each PaO2 level

Continuous variable

54?/?

Non-hyperoxia

66 % <33 °C

Survival to hospital discharge

0.83 (0.69–0.99) per hour

0.8 (0.3–2.13)

Helmerhorst (2015)

2007/2012

5258/2.7

?

Lowest PaO2/FiO2 in first 24 h

>300 mmHg

53.9/?

Normoxia

80 % <34 °C

In-hospital mortality

1.13 (0.81–1.57)

?