Safety and feasibility of the RhinoChill immediate transnasal evaporative cooling device during out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A single-center, observational study.

We investigated feasibility and safety of the RhinoChill (RC) transnasal cooling system initiated before achieving a protected airway during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in a prehospital setting.In out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), transnasal evaporative cooling was initiated during CPR, before a protected airway was established and continued until either the patient was declared dead, standard institutional systemic cooling methods were implemented or cooling supply was empty. Patients were monitored throughout the hypothermia period until either death or hospital discharge.

Out of hospital cardiac arrest in Vienna: incidence and outcome.

Aim Of The Study: To determine the incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and the survival rate of those patients who received CPR in the city of Vienna.

Methods: A cohort of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and who were treated by the Vienna Ambulance Service between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2010, were followed up until either death or hospital discharge. The associations of survival and neurological outcome with their potential predictors were analysed using simple logistic regression models.