Lack of uniform definitions and reporting in laboratory models of cardiac arrest: A review of the literature and a proposal for guidelines+,++,*
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INTRODUCTION
Modern CPR research has been heavily dependent on animal models that seek to simulate human cardiac arrest.1, 2 Animal models of cardiac arrest have been used to explore many important treatments, including epinephrine dose, chest compression techniques, and defibrillation energies.3 When favorable results are obtained in animal models, they often are implemented very soon afterward in human victims of cardiac arrest. Unfortunately, the favorable results obtained in one laboratory are often at
MATERIALS AND METHODS
To identify articles for inclusion, a literature search encompassing the period 1970 to 1992 was performed. More than 200 articles that reported on laboratory models simulating cardiac arrest were identified in peer-reviewed journals. Additional papers were identified from citations and collective reviews. From these papers, a set of criteria was developed for the paper to be included in the study: the report had to simulate cardiac arrest and CPR as part of the experimental protocol, and ROSC
RESULTS
Forty-two articles met the inclusion criteria. For each article, a variable was included in the present analysis only if it was the same in both the control group and the experimental group. This was done because one would not expect uniformity in a variable being tested experimentally. For example, in a study of the effect of different compression rates on ROSC, the study would not be included in the denominator of studies reporting compression rate but would be included in the assessment of
DISCUSSION
We found a wide range of experimental methods and reporting of information in these studies and an obvious lack of uniformity in definitions for critical variables. We believe that some guidelines would be useful to investigators. While there is no need for uniform research methods (in fact, this would inhibit experimental creativity), uniform definitions and terms and guidelines for data reporting would enhance CPR research (Figure 6).
The
CONCLUSION
We reviewed several important aspects of animal models of cardiac arrest and saw a clear need for improvement in the uniformity of definitions and the establishment of guidelines for data reporting. Clearly such uniformity would improve our ability to interpret and compare the results of different laboratories. Obviously, not all animal studies should follow a uniform protocol. However, we believe that it would be possible to improve the uniformity and adequacy of reporting of animal studies
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Presented in part at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting in San Francisco, May 1993, and the Emergency Medicine Research Society/Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Combined Meeting in Cambridge, England, September 1993.
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This study was supported by Grant #91G1A/721 from the American Heart Association, Florida Affiliate, and a grant from the German Academic Exchange Service.
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