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. 2024 Mar 18;5(2):e13131. doi: 10.1002/emp2.13131

Intra‐arrest blood‐based biomarkers for out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest: A scoping review

Justin L Benoit 1,, Andrew N Hogan 2, Katherine M Connelly 3, Jason T McMullan 1
PMCID: PMC10945310  PMID: 38500598

Abstract

Objective

Blood‐based biomarkers play a central role in the diagnosis and treatment of critically ill patients, yet none are routinely measured during the intra‐arrest phase of out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Our objective was to describe methodological aspects, sources of evidence, and gaps in research surrounding intra‐arrest blood‐based biomarkers for OHCA.

Methods

We used scoping review methodology to summarize existing literature. The protocol was designed a priori following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA) Extension for Scoping Reviews. Inclusion criteria were peer‐reviewed scientific studies on OHCA patients with at least one blood draw intra‐arrest. We excluded in‐hospital cardiac arrest and animal studies. There were no language, date, or study design exclusions. We conducted an electronic literature search using PubMed and Embase and hand‐searched secondary literature. Data charting/synthesis were performed in duplicate using standardized data extraction templates.

Results

The search strategy identified 11,834 records, with 118 studies evaluating 105 blood‐based biomarkers included. Only eight studies (7%) had complete reporting. The median number of studies per biomarker was 2 (interquartile range 1–4). Most studies were conducted in Asia (63 studies, 53%).  Only 22 studies (19%) had blood samples collected in the prehospital setting, and only six studies (5%) had samples collected by paramedics. Pediatric patients were included in only three studies (3%). Out of eight predefined biomarker categories of use, only two were routinely assessed: prognostic (97/105, 92%) and diagnostic (61/105, 58%).

Conclusions

Despite a large body of literature on intra‐arrest blood‐based biomarkers for OHCA, gaps in methodology and knowledge are widespread.

Keywords: advanced cardiac life support, biomarkers, cardiac arrest, emergency medical services, hematologic tests, out‐of‐hospital, prehospital, pulseless electrical activity, scoping review

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. Background

Advanced cardiovascular life support for out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) contains only a single branch point in its algorithm, which is based on the electrical activity of the heart. 1 , 2 , 3 No other physiologic biomarkers are algorithmically defined during the intra‐arrest phase of OHCA resuscitations. Although clinical providers taught the “5 H's and 5 T's,” a differential diagnosis for OHCA, there is no standardization on how to test or when to treat these, and other, potential underlying etiologies. Therefore, intra‐arrest interventions for OHCA are frequently given empirically, without guidance from patient‐specific data. As a result, few efficacious intra‐arrest interventions exist. In the case of pulseless electrical activity (PEA), the treatment algorithm has been reduced to a single medication, epinephrine, and even its utility has been called into question by recent clinical trials. 4

1.2. Importance

Blood‐based biomarkers play a central role in the diagnosis and treatment of essentially all critically ill patients. However, for OHCA, this often does not occur until after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). The principal reason why intra‐arrest blood‐based biomarkers are not routinely measured is operational: rapid on‐scene treatment is preferred since OHCA is a highly time‐dependent disease process and measuring blood‐based biomarkers outside the hospital setting is challenging. 5 Although post‐ROSC blood‐based biomarkers are important for the clinical management of post‐cardiac arrest syndrome, they are unlikely to inform intra‐arrest management, given the dramatic pathophysiologic changes that occur when native heart function is restored. 6 Animal models, while critically important for studying the mechanics of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and developing hypotheses, cannot directly inform the pathophysiology of a human patient. For example, animal models of PEA frequently rely on asphyxia or countershocks to induce PEA, but up to 50% of PEA in humans is thought to have a non‐electrical cardiac etiology, with increasing incidence of PEA perhaps driven by the rise in beta‐blocker usage. 7

1.3. Goals

The goal of this investigation was to describe the key concepts, methodological aspects, sources of evidence, and gaps in the research surrounding intra‐arrest blood‐based biomarkers for OHCA to guide future research efforts. To achieve this, we used scoping review methodology. 8 In North America, intra‐arrest medical care is often provided by paramedics in the prehospital setting, so this was a specific area of interest.

2. METHODS

2.1. Protocol and eligibility criteria

The study protocol was designed a priori following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA) Extension for Scoping Reviews. 8 The protocol is described in total in this manuscript as per the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO). 9 All data were publicly available, so the study was exempt from Institutional Review Board approval.

The inclusion criteria were: (1) primary peer‐reviewed scientific manuscript/abstract, (2) OHCA, (3) human patients, and (4) at least one blood sample drawn intra‐arrest. The exclusion criteria were: (1) secondary or non‐peer‐reviewed manuscript/abstract, (2) in‐hospital cardiac arrest, (3) animal/laboratory studies, or (4) no blood drawn before ROSC or extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR). In‐hospital cardiac arrests are defined as those initially treated by hospital‐based medical teams, while OHCA are defined as those initially treated by lay bystanders and/or 9‐1‐1 responders. In‐hospital cardiac arrest was excluded since the underlying pathophysiology often differs from OHCA. Blood draws could occur in any setting, including in the hospital, so long as the patient met the definition of OHCA. We required studies to be peer‐reviewed to ensure a minimum level of quality. We applied no language limitations, date restrictions, or exclusions based on study design.

2.2. Information sources, search strategy, and selection process

A research librarian assisted in conducting an electronic literature search by using the databases PubMed (www.pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) and Embase (www.embase.com). We also searched the reference sections from multiple versions of the American Heart Association's Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care, textbooks on cardiac arrest, and relevant review articles found by the search strategy. Finally, we asked experts in the field to provide any additional studies.

We used Medical Subject Headings terms for PubMed and Emtree Subject Headings for Embase to ensure that synonyms and associated terms were included in the search. Multiple searches were conducted in both databases, with each individual search using at least one heading for the broad category of cardiac arrest, and a second heading for the broad category of blood‐based biomarker, combined with the Boolean Operator “AND.” The following headings were used for PubMed: “out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest,” “heart arrest,” “emergency medical services,” “hospital emergency service,” “metabolism,” “electrolytes,” “biomarkers,” “metabolomics,” “transcriptome,” “troponin,” “d‐dimer,” “blood proteins,” “hormones,” “drug overdose,” and “hematologic tests.” The following headings were used for Embase: “out of hospital cardiac arrest,” “heart arrest,” “emergency health service,” “emergency ward,” “metabolic disorder,” “electrolyte,” “medical parameters,” “metabolomics,” “transcriptome,” “troponin,” “d‐dimer test,” “plasma protein,” “hormones and agents acting on the endocrine system,” “drug overdose,” and “blood examination.”

Two authors independently reviewed all titles from this search strategy for relevance based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. If appropriate, the entire manuscript was then reviewed. A consensus of the authors was used to determine the final list of articles that met all criteria. The literature search was current as of December 15, 2022.

2.3. Data charting and synthesis

Two authors performed data charting and synthesis in duplicate using a standardized data extraction template developed for this scoping review after the initial search, as described below. A consensus of the authors was used to resolve any inconsistencies and disagreements. We charted the following data for each study:

  • Last name of first author

  • Year of publication

  • Geographic region of subject enrollment

  • Age category of subjects (pediatrics defined as <15 years old)

  • Subtype(s) of cardiac arrest investigated

  • Setting(s) where blood draw(s) occurred

  • Clinician(s) performing the blood draw(s)

  • Stage(s) of resuscitation when blood draw(s) occurred (defined below)

  • Whether serial blood samples were obtained

  • Blood‐based biomarker investigated

  • Source(s) of blood

  • Additive(s) in blood collection tube

  • Whether laboratory methods for biomarker detection were described

  • Time interval between blood collection and final processing (prehospital studies only)

The stages of resuscitation when blood draws could occur were categorized as follows. Few studies reported a per‐minute accounting of blood draws, so a 5‐min threshold was used only as a theoretical framework to align study investigators.

  • Intra‐arrest: while patient is pulseless

  • At ROSC: <5 min after ROSC

  • Post‐ROSC: >5 min after ROSC

  • At termination of resuscitation (ToR): <5 min before or after ToR

  • At ECPR: <5 min after starting ECPR

  • Post‐ECPR: >5 min after starting ECPR

For each blood‐based biomarker, we synthesized the following elements:

  • Biomarker name

  • Biologic function and/or plausibility as biomarker

  • Number of studies investigating the biomarker

  • Category of use for the biomarker (defined below)

  • Qualitative summary of results (defined below)

We used the Biomarkers, Endpoints, and other Tools (BEST) Resource from the US Food and Drug Administration‐National Institutes of Health (FDA‐NIH) Biomarker Working Group to describe biomarker categories of use: 10

  • Diagnostic: presence of disease or subtype

  • Monitoring: draw repeatedly to assess disease status

  • Response: demonstrate biologic response to medical intervention

  • Predictive: predict favorable or unfavorable effect from medical intervention

  • Prognostic: predict likelihood of clinical outcome

  • Safety: adverse event after medical intervention

  • Surrogate endpoint: predicts a specific clinical benefit

  • Susceptibility: potential for developing a disease not currently present

We counted the number of studies and biomarkers that fit into predefined categories. The overall goal of a scoping review is to identify key concepts and gaps in research, so a quantitative critical appraisal of individual studies and/or statistical combination of multiple studies is out of scope. A qualitative summary of results for each biomarker was undertaken to provide the reader with a general understanding of the available research, but this should not be considered a definitive assessment of biomarker utility. We used the following generalizations in these qualitative summaries:

  • Associated: available studies have generally demonstrated associations (unadjusted and/or adjusted analyses)

  • No association: available studies have generally not demonstrated any associations

  • Uncertain association: available studies have produced conflicting results

  • Short‐term patient outcomes: ROSC, survival to hospital admission, or similar

  • Long‐term patient outcome: survival to hospital discharge, cerebral performance category score, or similar

Only published data were reported, and missing data were reported as such. Due to the large volume of missing data and the number of years since publication, contacting individual study investigators for additional data was not feasible. Studies that had incomplete reporting to fully assess all inclusion and exclusion criteria were reported as such.

3. RESULTS

The search strategy identified a total of 11,834 records, of which 6914 were non‐duplicates. After applying all inclusion and exclusion criteria, 118 studies were included in the scoping review, as shown in Figure 1. 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , 100 , 101 , 102 , 103 , 104 , 105 , 106 , 107 , 108 , 109 , 110 , 111 , 112 , 113 , 114 , 115 , 116 , 117 , 118 , 119 , 120 , 121 , 122 , 123 , 124 , 125 , 126 , 127 , 128

FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 1

Flow diagram of study selection.

These studies are described in detail in Tables 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Incomplete reporting was common, especially for the stage of resuscitation when the blood draw occurred (eg, intra‐arrest, post‐ROSC). Due to these missing data, we could not fully assess the inclusion and exclusion criteria for 31 studies, but they were included in the scoping review to provide a broader overview of the state of the science. Only eight studies (7%) had complete reporting with no missing data.

TABLE 1.

Blood gas and energy studies.

Study a Region Design Population b Setting and clinician drawing blood Sample timing c Blood biomarker(s) Sample collection Laboratory methods d
Abramson et al. 2022 14 Americas Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: prehospital

Clinician: paramedic

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

Glucose

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø

Time: 1 min

Ahn et al. 2018 16 Asia Interventional

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: yes

Bicarb

Source: arterial

Tube: Ø

Described
Bartos et al. 2020 19 Americas Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: VF

Setting: hospital

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH, pO2, pCO2, lactate

Source: arterial

Tube: Ø

Ø
Bender et al. 2007 20 Europe Interventional

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: prehospital

Clinician: physician, paramedic

Stage: intra‐arrest, post‐ROSC

Serial: yes

pH, pO2, Bicarb, BE, Na, K, Hg

Source: venous, arterial

Tube: Ø

Ø

Time: Ø

Bishop and Weisfeldt 1976 21 Americas Prospective cohort

Age: Ø

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: yes

pH, pO2, Na, K, osmolality

Source: arterial

Tube: Ø

Ø
Brugger et al. 2019 24 Europe Retrospective cohort

Age: adult, peds

Subtype: cold

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH, K

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Calbay et al. 2019 26 Asia Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest, at ROSC

Serial: yes

pH, pO2, pCO2, BE, lactate

Source: arterial

Tube: heparin

Described
Cannon et al. 1987 27 Americas Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH, pO2, pCO2, Na, K, Cl, CO2, glucose, Mag

Source: arterial, venous

Tube: Ø

Described
Chen et al. 2011 28 Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH, pCO2, Bicarb, glucose, WBC, Hct, Cr, Na, K, AST, CK‐MB, troponin‐I

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Chien et al. 2010 29 Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH, pCO2, pO2, Bicarb

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Described
Corral Torres et al. 2020 31 Europe Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: prehospital

Clinician: physician, nurse

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH, pCO2, Bicarb, BE, Na, K, Ca, lactate

Source: venous

Tube: Ø

Described

Time: 1 min

Dadeh and Nuanjaroan 2018 32 Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

Lactate

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Daou et al. 2020 33 a Australia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: ECPR

Setting: hospital

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest, at ECPR

Serial: no

pH, AST, Cr, lactate

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Dorph et al. 2004 34 Europe Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pCO2

Source: arterial

Tube: Ø

Described
Gando et al. 1997 38 Asia Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest, at ToR, post‐ROSC

Serial: yes

pH, Bicarb, lactate, pyruvate, ionized Ca, total Ca

Source: arterial

Tube: heparin, perchloric acid

Described
Gennis et al. 1985 44 Americas Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH, pCO2, bicarb

Source: arterial, venous

Tube: heparin

Described
Gruebl et al. 2021 45 Europe Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: prehospital

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH, K, lactate

Source: arterial, venous

Tube: Ø

Described

Time: 1 min

Hong et al. 2021 48 Asia Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: physician

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: yes

pH, pO2, pCO2, Bicarb, lactate

Source: arterial

Tube: heparin

Described
Janata et al. 2003 52 a Europe Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: PE

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: Ø

Serial: no

pH, lactate

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Jouffroy et al. 2014 54 Europe Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: ECPR

Setting: hospital

Clinician: Ø

Stage: at ECPR, post‐ECPR

Serial: yes

Lactate, BE

Source: arterial

Tube: Ø

Described
Kim et al. 2016 56 Asia Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH, pO2, pCO2, Bicarb, BE, lactate, Na, K, glucose

Source: arterial

Tube: heparin

Described
Kurkciyan et al. 2000 62 a Europe Retrospective cohort

Age: Ø

Subtype: PE

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: Ø

Serial: no

pH, lactate

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Langhelle et al. 2000 64 Europe Interventional

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: prehospital

Clinician: physician

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: yes

pH, pCO2, pO2, BE

Source: arterial

Tube: plain

Described

Time: 1 min

Lin et al. 2013 65 Asia Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH, pO2, pCO2, Bicarb, BE, Na, K, glucose, Cr, AST, ALT, Hg, WBC, ammonia

Source: Ø

Tube: heparin

Described
Lin et al. 2018 67 Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH, K

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Lin et al. 2021 68 Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Linde et al. 2022 69 Europe Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: ECPR

Setting: Ø

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH, pO2, pCO2, BE, lactate, K

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Longstreth et al. 1986 72 Americas Prospective cohort

Age: Ø

Subtype: cardiac

Setting: prehospital

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest, post‐ROSC

Serial: yes

Glucose

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø

Time: Ø

Makino et al. 2005 74 a Asia Prospective cohort

Age: Ø

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: Ø

Serial: no

pH, pCO2, bicarb, BE, Na, K, Cl, ionized Ca, Mag, Phos, lactate, albumin

Source: arterial

Tube: heparin

Described
Masuda et al. 2003 75 Asia Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: witness

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH, pCO2, BE

Source: arterial, venous

Tube: heparin

Described
Matsuyama et al. 2020 77 Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pCO2

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Meislin 1980 78 Americas Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: yes

pH, pO2, pCO2

Source: arterial

Tube: Ø

Described
Morimura 2009 79 Asia Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: VF/pVT

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH, pCO2, pO2, Bicarb

Source: arterial

Tube: Ø

Ø
Nehme et al. 2016 83 Australia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: cardiac

Setting: prehospital

Clinician: paramedic

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

Glucose

Source: capillary

Tube: Ø

Described

Time: 1 min

Nelskyla et al. 2022 84 Europe Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: cardiac

Setting: prehospital

Clinician: physician

Stage: intra‐arrest, at ROSC

Serial: yes

pO2, pCO2

Source: arterial

Tube: heparin

Described

Time: 1 min

Nishioka et al. 2021 85 Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

Lactate

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Nowak et al. 1987 87 Americas Prospective cohort

Age: Ø

Subtype: cardiac

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH, pCO2

Source: arterial, venous

Tube: Ø

Ø
Okada et al. 2020 88 Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: ECPR

Setting: hospital

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Okada et al. 2020 89 a Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: cold

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: Ø

Serial: no

pH, K, lactate

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Okada et al. 2021 90 a Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: peds

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: Ø

Serial: no

pH

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Ornato et al. 1985 91 a Americas Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: physician

Stage: Ø

Serial: no

pH, pO2, pCO2

Source: arterial

Tube: heparin

Ø
Prause et al. 2001 95 Europe Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: prehospital

Clinician: physician

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH, pCO2, pO2, lactate, BE

Source: arterial

Tube: Ø

Described

Time: 2 min

Pytte et al. 2008 96 Europe Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: prehospital

Clinician: physician

Stage: at ToR

Serial: yes

pH, pCO2, pO2, BE

Source: arterial

Tube: Ø

Described

Time: 1 min

Rivers et al. 1992 97 Americas Prospective cohort

Age: Ø

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest, at ROSC

Serial: yes

pH, pO2, pCO2, Bicarb, Hg

Source: arterial, venous

Tube: Ø

Described
Sariaydin et al. 2017 98 Asia Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH, pCO2, Bicarb, lactate, glucose, Hg, Cr, WBC, Na, K

Source: venous

Tube: heparin

Described
Shih et al. 2019 103 Asia Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Shin et al. 2017 104 Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH, pCO2, pO2, Bicarb, Na, K, Cl, glucose, lactate

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Described
Shin et al. 2020 105 a Asia Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: physician, nurse, paramedic

Stage: Ø

Serial: no

pH, pCO2, pO2, Bicarb, Na, K, Cl, Cr, glucose, ionized Ca, lactate, Hg, Hct

Source: arterial, venous, capillary

Tube: heparin

Described
SOS‐KANTO 2017 107 a Asia Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: Ø

Serial: no

Lactate, ammonia

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Spindelboeck et al. 2013 108 Europe Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: prehospital

Clinician: physician

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pO2

Source: arterial

Tube: Ø

Described

Time: 1 min

Spindelboeck et al. 2016 109 Europe Prospective cohort

Age: Ø

Subtype: none

Setting: prehospital

Clinician: physician

Stage: intra‐arrest, post‐ROSC

Serial: no

pH, pO2, pCO2, BE

Source: arterial

Tube: Ø

Described

Time: 1 min

Su et al. 2008 111 Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: elderly

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH, pCO2, Hg, glucose, K

troponin‐I

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Su et al. 2009 112 Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH, pCO2, glucose, Cr, Hg, K

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Tallman et al. 2017 114 a Americas Prospective cohort

Age: adult, peds

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: Ø

Serial: no

pH, pCO2, pO2, Bicarb, BE, Na, K, glucose, lactate

Source: venous, osseous

Tube: Ø

Described
Weil et al. 1985 123 a Americas Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED, hospital

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest, post‐ROSC

Serial: yes

pH, pCO2, Bicarb, lactate, Na, K, Hg, osmolality

Source: arterial

Tube: heparin

Ø
Williams et al. 2016 124 a Australia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: Ø

Serial: yes

Lactate

Source: arterial, venous

Tube: Ø

Ø

Note: Symbol “Ø” denotes incomplete reporting of methods.

Abbreviations: ALT, aminotransferase; AST, aminotransferase; BE, base excess; Bicarb, bicarbonate; Ca, calcium; CK‐MB, creatine kinase‐myocardial band; Cl, chloride; Cr, creatinine; ED, emergency department; Hct, hematocrit; Hg, hemoglobin; K, potassium; Mag, magnesium; Na, sodium; pCO2, partial pressure of carbon dioxide (arterial or venous); Plt, platelet; pO2, partial pressure of oxygen (arterial or venous); WBC, white blood cell count.

a

Incomplete reporting to assess all inclusion and exclusion criteria.

b

Population subtype—VF/pVT: ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia; cardiac: suspected cardiac etiology of arrest; ECPR: extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation; refractory: cardiac arrest not responding to standard advanced life support; PE: suspected pulmonary embolism; witness: cardiac arrest witnessed by layperson or emergency medical services; CKD: chronic kidney disease; cold: accidental hypothermia; TTM: targeted temperature management; elderly: geriatric patients.

c

Timing of blood sample collection—intra‐arrest: while patient is pulseless; at ROSC: <5 min after return of spontaneous circulation; post‐ROSC: >5 min after return of spontaneous circulation; at ToR: <5 min before or after termination of resuscitation; at ECPR: <5 min after starting ECPR; post‐ECPR: >5 min after starting ECPR.

d

For prehospital studies, time interval between blood collection and final processing.

TABLE 2.

Cardiac studies.

Study a Region Design Population b Setting and clinician drawing blood Sample timing c Blood biomarker(s) Sample collection Laboratory methods d
Aarsetoy et al. 2018 11 a Europe Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: cardiac

Setting: prehospital, ED

Clinician: paramedic

Stage: Ø

Serial: no

hs‐cTnT, NT‐proBNP, copeptin

Source: venous

Tube: EDTA

Described

Time: 24–48 h

Aarsetoy et al. 2020 12 Europe Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: cardiac

Setting: prehospital, ED

Clinician: paramedic

Stage: intra‐arrest, at ToR, post‐ROSC

Serial: no

hs‐cTnT, NT‐proBNP, copeptin

Source: venous

Tube: EDTA

Ø

Time: 24–48 h

Cakmak et al. 2020 25 Europe Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

Copeptin, hs‐cTnT, CK‐MB

Source: venous

Tube: heparin

Described
Lai et al. 2004 63 a Americas Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: Ø

Clinician: Ø

Stage: Ø

Serial: no

Troponin‐T

Source: venous

Tube: citrate

Described
Nagao et al. 2004 81 a Asia Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: cardiac

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: Ø

Serial: no

BNP

Source: venous

Tube: EDTA + aprotinin

Described
Paradis et al. 1994 94 a Americas Interventional

Age: adult

Subtype: refractory

Setting: ED

Clinician: physician

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: yes

Atrial natriuretic peptide

Source: arterial, venous

Tube: Ø

Described
Timilsina et al. 2022 116 Asia Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH, BE, lactate, NT‐proBNP, troponin

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø

Note: Symbol “Ø” denotes incomplete reporting of methods.

Abbreviations: BE, base excess; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; CK‐MB, creatine kinase‐myocardial band; ED, emergency department; EDTA, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; hs‐cTnT, high sensitivity cardiac troponin T; NT‐proBNP, N‐terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide.

a

Incomplete reporting to assess all inclusion and exclusion criteria.

b

Population subtype—VF/pVT: ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia; cardiac: suspected cardiac etiology of arrest; ECPR: extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation; refractory: cardiac arrest not responding to standard advanced life support; PE: suspected pulmonary embolism; witness: cardiac arrest witnessed by layperson or emergency medical services; CKD: chronic kidney disease; cold: accidental hypothermia; TTM: targeted temperature management; elderly: geriatric patients.

c

Timing of blood sample collection—intra‐arrest: while patient is pulseless; at ROSC: <5 min after return of spontaneous circulation; post‐ROSC: >5 min after return of spontaneous circulation; at ToR: <5 min before or after termination of resuscitation; at ECPR: <5 min after starting ECPR; post‐ECPR: >5 min after starting ECPR.

d

For prehospital studies, time interval between blood collection and final processing.

TABLE 3.

Cell counts, electrolytes, hepatic, and renal studies.

Study a Region Design Population b Setting and clinician drawing blood Sample timing c Blood biomarker(s) Sample collection Laboratory methods d
Ahn et al. 2011 15 Asia Prospective cohort

Age: Ø

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

K

Source: arterial

Tube: Ø

Ø
Asano et al. 2021 17 a Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: witness

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: Ø

Serial: no

WBC, Hg, Plt count, D‐dimer, Cr, Na, K, troponin‐I, CK

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Described
Balci et al. 2017 18 Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

Na, K, Cr, glucose, Hg, troponin

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Choi et al. 2020 30 Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: cardiac

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

K

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Gando et al. 1988 36 Asia Prospective cohort

Age: Ø

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: yes

pH, total Ca, ionized Ca, total protein

Source: arterial

Tube: plain

Described
Gando et al. 1990 37 Asia Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: yes

pH, total protein, total Ca, ionized Ca

Source: arterial, venous

Tube: plain

Described
Han et al. 2021 46 Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

CRP, delta neutrophil index, neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio, platelet–lymphocyte ratio

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Described

Johnston and Murphy 2005 53 Europe Retrospective cohort

Age: Ø

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

K

Source: arterial,

venous

Tube: heparin

Described
Kasai et al. 2012 55 a Asia Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: Ø

Serial: no

Ammonia

Source: venous

Tube: heparin

Described
Kim et al. 2020 59 Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

K, total Ca, ionized Ca, Mag, albumin, Phos, BUN, Cr

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Lin et al. 2013 66 a Asia Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: CKD

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: Ø

Serial: no

pH, Bicarb, Na, K, Cl, Cr, glucose, Ca, Mag, lactate, CRP, ammonia, troponin‐T, CK‐MB, CK, AST, ALT, WBC, Hg, Plt count

Source: Ø

Tube: heparin, potassium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

Described
Matsuyama et al. 2018 76 a Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: TTM

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: Ø

Serial: no

Albumin

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Nojima et al. 2022 86 Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

Ammonia

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Shida et al. 2020 101 a Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: cardiac

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: Ø

Serial: no

K

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Shida et al. 2022 102 a Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: Ø

Serial: no

Na

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Tamura et al. 2019 115 a Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: cardiac

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: Ø

Serial: no

Cr

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Tsai et al. 2018 117 Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH, pCO2, Cr, AST, Na, K, troponin‐I, Bicarb, Hg, WBC

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Described
Urban et al. 1988 120 Europe Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH, ionized Ca, total Ca

Source: arterial

Tube: heparin

Described
Yanagawa et al. 2009 126 a Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: Ø

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: Ø

Serial: no

pH, pCO2, pO2, Bicarb, BE, Na, K, Cl, Cr, BUN, glucose, total Ca, Phos, total protein, albumin, total bilirubin, AST, ALT, GGT, Alk Phos, amylase, cholinesterase, CK, WBC, Hg, ammonia, Plt count

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Yune et al. 2015 128 a Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: Ø

Serial: yes

Delta neutrophil index, BUN, Cr, WBC, Plt count, Hct

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Described

Note: Symbol “Ø” denotes incomplete reporting of methods.

Abbreviations: Alk Phos, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, aminotransferase; AST, aminotransferase; Bicarb, bicarbonate; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; Ca, calcium; CK, creatine kinase; CK‐MB, creatine kinase‐myocardial band; Cl, chloride; Cr, creatinine; CRP, C‐reactive protein; ED, emergency department; GGT, gamma‐glutamyl transferase; Hct, hematocrit; Hg, hemoglobin; K, potassium; Mag, magnesium; Na, sodium; pCO2, partial pressure of carbon dioxide (arterial or venous); Phos, phosphate; Plt, platelet; WBC, white blood cell count.

a

Incomplete reporting to assess all inclusion and exclusion criteria.

b

Population subtype—VF/pVT: ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia; cardiac: suspected cardiac etiology of arrest; ECPR: extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation; refractory: cardiac arrest not responding to standard advanced life support; PE: suspected pulmonary embolism; witness: cardiac arrest witnessed by layperson or emergency medical services; CKD: chronic kidney disease; cold: accidental hypothermia; TTM: targeted temperature management; elderly: geriatric patients.

c

Timing of blood sample collection—intra‐arrest: while patient is pulseless; at ROSC: <5 min after return of spontaneous circulation; post‐ROSC: >5 min after return of spontaneous circulation; at ToR: <5 min before or after termination of resuscitation; at ECPR: <5 min after starting ECPR; post‐ECPR: >5 min after starting ECPR.

d

For prehospital studies, time interval between blood collection and final processing.

TABLE 4.

Coagulation, complement, and endothelium studies.

Study a Region Design Population b Setting and clinician drawing blood Sample timing c Blood biomarker(s) Sample collection Laboratory methods d
Aarsetoy et al. 2021 13 Europe Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: cardiac

Setting: prehospital, ED, hospital

Clinician: paramedic

Stage: intra‐arrest, at ToR, post‐ROSC

Serial: yes

TAT, FXIa‐AT, FIXa‐AT

Source: venous

Tube: EDTA

Described

Time: 24–48 h

Bottiger et al. 1995 22 Europe Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: prehospital

ED, hospital

Clinician: physician

Stage: intra‐arrest, at ROSC, post‐ROSC

Serial: yes

TAT, fibrin monomers, D‐dimer, PAI‐1

Source: venous

Tube: citric acid + theophylline + adenosine + dipyridamole

Described

Time: 1 h

Bottiger et al. 2002 23 Europe Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: prehospital

ED, hospital

Clinician: physician

Stage: intra‐arrest, at ROSC, post‐ROSC

Serial: yes

C3a, SC5b‐9, neutrophil elastase, sP‐selectin, sICAM‐1

Source: venous

Tube: EDTA

Described

Time: 1 h

Duvekot et al. 2015 35 Europe Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

TAT, tPA, PAI‐1, TAFI, protein C, TEM, aPTT, PT‐INR, fibrinogen, plasminogen, D‐dimer, Hg, Plt function

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Described
Gando et al. 1997 39 Asia Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED, hospital

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest, post‐ROSC, at ToR

Serial: yes

Plt count, Plt function, 6‐keto‐PGF1α, TXB2, 11‐dehydro‐TXB2

Source: venous

Tube: citrate, EDTA + aprotinin + indomethacin

Described
Gando et al. 1997 40 Asia Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED, hospital

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest, at ToR, post‐ROSC

Serial: yes

Fibrinopeptide A, fibrinopeptide B, D‐dimer, tPA activity, tPA antigen, PAI‐1 activity, PAI‐1 antigen

Source: arterial

Tube: citrate, heparin + aprotinin

Described
Gando et al. 1999 41 Asia Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED, hospital

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest, at ToR, post‐ROSC

Serial: yes

Tissue factor, tissue factor pathway inhibitor

Source: arterial

Tube: Ø

Described
Hostler et al. 2007 49 Americas Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: prehospital

Clinician: physician

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

TAT

Source: venous

Tube: citrate

Described

Time: Ø

Koami et al. 2017 60 Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

Lactate, WBC, Hg, Plt count, PT‐INR, aPTT, fibrinogen, FDP, D‐dimer, TEM

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Described
Schochl et al. 2013 99 Europe Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: prehospital

Clinician: physician

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

Hg, Hct, Plt count, PT‐INR, aPTT, fibrinogen, TEM

Source: venous

Tube: EDTA, citrate

Described

Time: 2 h

Note: Symbol “Ø” denotes incomplete reporting of methods.

Abbreviations: aPTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; C3a, complement component C3a; ED, emergency department; EDTA, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; FDP, fibrin degradation products; FIXa‐AT, activated factor IX‐antithrombin; FXIa‐AT, activated factor XI‐antithrombin; Hct, hematocrit; Hg, hemoglobin; PGF1α, prostaglandin F1alpha; Plt, platelet; PT‐INR, prothrombin time and international normalized ratio; SC5b‐9, complement SC5b‐9 soluble membrane attack complex; sICAM‐1, soluble intercellular adhesion molecule‐1; sP‐selectin, soluble P‐selectin; TAFI, thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor; TAT, thrombin–antithrombin complex; TEM, thromboelastometry; tPA, tissue plasminogen activator; TXB2, thromboxane B2; WBC, white blood cell count.

a

Incomplete reporting to assess all inclusion and exclusion criteria.

b

Population subtype—VF/pVT: ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia; cardiac: suspected cardiac etiology of arrest; ECPR: extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation; refractory: cardiac arrest not responding to standard advanced life support; PE: suspected pulmonary embolism; witness: cardiac arrest witnessed by layperson or emergency medical services; CKD: chronic kidney disease; cold: accidental hypothermia; TTM: targeted temperature management; elderly: geriatric patients.

c

Timing of blood sample collection—intra‐arrest: while patient is pulseless; at ROSC: <5 min after return of spontaneous circulation; post‐ROSC: >5 min after return of spontaneous circulation; at ToR: <5 min before or after termination of resuscitation; at ECPR: <5 min after starting ECPR; post‐ECPR: >5 min after starting ECPR.

d

For prehospital studies, time interval between blood collection and final processing.

TABLE 5.

Genetics, hormones, inflammation, and lipid studies.

Study a Region Design Population b Setting and clinician drawing blood Sample timing c Blood biomarker(s) Sample collection Laboratory methods d
Gando et al. 1999 42 Asia Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED, hospital

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest, at ToR, post‐ROSC

Serial: yes

sL‐selectin, sP‐selectin, neutrophil elastase, thrombomodulin, TNFα, IL‐1β

Source: arterial

Tube: Ø

Described
Gando et al. 2000 43 Asia Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED, hospital

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest, at ToR, post‐ROSC

Serial: yes

sICAM‐1, sVCAM‐1, sE‐selectin, neutrophil elastase, thrombomodulin

Source: arterial

Tube: Ø

Described
Havmoeller et al. 2014 47 Americas Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: VF

Setting: Ø

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

Non‐esterified free fatty acids

Source: Ø

Tube: plain

Described

Time: Ø

Ichikawa et al. 2021 50 Asia Prospective cohort

Age: Ø

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

Epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine, vasopressin,

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Described
Kim et al. 2019 58 Asia Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: cardiac

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

Total cholesterol

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Ø
Koizumi et al. 2020 61 Asia Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH, pO2, pCO2, Bicarb, lactate, Na, K, WBC, glucose, TSH, free T3, free T4, ACTH, cortisol, GH, IGF‐1, renin, aldosterone

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Described
Lindner et al. 1992 70 Europe Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest, at ROSC, post‐ROSC

Serial: yes

ACTH, cortisol, vasopressin, renin

Source: venous

Tube: plain

Described
Lindner et al. 1996 71 Europe Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: VF, witness

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest, at ROSC, post‐ROSC

Serial: yes

Endothelin, epinephrine, norepinephrine, vasopressin, ACTH, cortisol

Source: venous

Tube: EDTA, heparin, glutathione

Described
Longstreth et al. 1996 73 Americas Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: prehospital

Clinician: paramedic

Stage: at ROSC, at ToR

Serial: no

Total T4, total T3, free T3, reverse T3, TSH, free T4 index

Source: Ø

Tube: EDTA

Described

Time: Ø

Morisaki et al. 1991 80 Asia Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

pH, K, epinephrine, norepinephrine, cortisol

Source: Ø

Tube: EDTA

Ø
Narayanan et al. 2014 82 Americas Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: cardiac

Setting: prehospital

Clinician: paramedic

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

Testosterone, estradiol

Source: venous

Tube: Ø

Described

Time: Ø

Oshima et al. 2019 92 Asia Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: cardiac

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest, at ROSC

Serial: no

Epinephrine, dopamine, norepinephrine, vasopressin

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Described
Paradis et al. 1991 93 Americas Interventional

Age: adult

Subtype: refractory

Setting: ED

Clinician: physician

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: yes

Epinephrine

Source: arterial, venous

Tube: glutathione

Described
Schultz et al. 1993 100 Americas Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED, hospital

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

at ROSC, post‐ROSC, at ToR

Serial: yes

Cortisol, ACTH

Source: venous

Tube: plain, EDTA

Described
Strohmenger et al. 1995 110 Europe Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: cardiac

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest, at ROSC, post‐ROSC

Serial: yes

Prolactin, PGF2α, 15‐keto‐13,14‐dihydro‐PGF2α, 6‐keto‐PGF1α, TXB2

Source: venous

Tube: EDTA + indomethicin

Described
Sumiyoshi et al. 2021 113 Asia Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest, post‐ROSC

Serial: yes

sPD‐L1

Source: arterial

Tube: Ø

Described
Wander et al. 2016 122 a Americas Retrospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: VF/pVT

Setting: prehospital

Clinician: paramedic

Stage: Ø

Serial: no

Micro‐RNA

Source: venous

Tube: Ø

Described

Time: 48 h

Wortsman et al. 1993 125 Americas Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: refractory

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: yes

Epinephrine, norepinephrine

Source: arterial, venous

Tube: heparin + glutathione

Described

Note: Symbol “Ø” denotes incomplete reporting of methods.

Abbreviations: ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone; Bicarb, bicarbonate; ED, emergency department; GH, growth hormone; IGF‐1, insulin‐like growth factor‐1; IL‐1β, interleukin‐1 beta; K, potassium; Na, sodium; pCO2, partial pressure of carbon dioxide (arterial or venous); PGF1α, prostaglandin F1alpha; PGF2α, prostaglandin F2alpha; pO2, partial pressure of oxygen (arterial or venous); sE‐selectin, soluble E‐selectin; sICAM‐1, soluble intercellular adhesion molecule‐1; sL‐selectin, soluble L‐selectin; sP‐selectin, soluble P‐selectin; sPD‐L1, soluble programmed cell death‐1 ligand; sVCAM‐1, soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule‐1; T3, triiodothyronine; T4, thyroxine; TNFα, tumor necrosis factor alpha; TSH, thyroid‐stimulating hormone; TXB2, thromboxane B2; WBC, white blood cell count.

a

Incomplete reporting to assess all inclusion and exclusion criteria.

b

Population subtype—VF/pVT: ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia; cardiac: suspected cardiac etiology of arrest; ECPR: extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation; refractory: cardiac arrest not responding to standard advanced life support; PE: suspected pulmonary embolism; witness: cardiac arrest witnessed by layperson or emergency medical services; CKD: chronic kidney disease; cold: accidental hypothermia; TTM: targeted temperature management; elderly: geriatric patients.

c

Timing of blood sample collection—intra‐arrest: while patient is pulseless; at ROSC: <5 min after return of spontaneous circulation; post‐ROSC: >5 min after return of spontaneous circulation; at ToR: <5 min before or after termination of resuscitation; at ECPR: <5 min after starting ECPR; post‐ECPR: >5 min after starting ECPR.

d

For prehospital studies, time interval between blood collection and final processing.

TABLE 6.

Oxidative stress and neurologic studies.

Study a Region Design Population ( Setting and clinician drawing blood Sample timing c Blood biomarker(s) Sample collection Laboratory methods d
Ishikawa et al. 2021 51 a Asia Prospective cohort

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest, post‐ROSC

Serial: no

Biological antioxidant potential, Diacron‐reactive oxygen metabolites

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Described
Kim et al. 2018 57 a Americas Interventional

Age: adult

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: paramedic

Stage: Ø

Serial: yes

Nitrite

Source: Ø

Tube: nitrite preservation solution

Ø
Song et al. 2010 106 Asia Prospective cohort

Age: Ø

Subtype: witness

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest, at ROSC

Serial: yes

S100B

Source: Ø

Tube: serum

Described
Turedi et al. 2009 118 a Asia Prospective cohort

Age: Ø

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

Ischemia‐modified albumin, malondialdehyde

Source: venous

Tube: serum

Described
Turkdogan et al. 2012 119 a Asia Prospective cohort

Age: Ø

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

Matrix metalloproteinase‐9

Source: venous, arterial

Tube: Ø

Described
Vitturi et al. 2020 121 a Americas Interventional

Age: Ø

Subtype: none

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: Ø

Serial: no

Nitrite, cGMP, nitrated conjugated linoleic acid

Source: Ø

Tube: nitrite preservation solution, heparin

Described
Yokobori et al. 2018 127 Asia Prospective cohort

Age: Ø

Subtype: cardiac

Setting: ED

Clinician: Ø

Stage: intra‐arrest

Serial: no

NSE, S100B, pNF‐H, IL‐6

Source: Ø

Tube: Ø

Described

Note: Symbol “Ø” denotes incomplete reporting of methods.

Abbreviations: cGMP, cyclic guanosine monophosphate; ED, emergency department; IL‐6, interleukin‐6; NSE, neuron‐specific enolase; pNF‐H, phosphorylated neurofilament heavy subunit; S100B, S100 calcium‐binding protein beta.

a

Incomplete reporting to assess all inclusion and exclusion criteria.

b

Population subtype—VF/pVT: ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia; cardiac: suspected cardiac etiology of arrest; ECPR: extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation; refractory: cardiac arrest not responding to standard advanced life support; PE: suspected pulmonary embolism; witness: cardiac arrest witnessed by layperson or emergency medical services; CKD: chronic kidney disease; cold: accidental hypothermia; TTM: targeted temperature management; elderly: geriatric patients.

c

Timing of blood sample collection—intra‐arrest: while patient is pulseless; at ROSC: <5 min after return of spontaneous circulation; post‐ROSC: >5 min after return of spontaneous circulation; at ToR: <5 min before or after termination of resuscitation; at ECPR: <5 min after starting ECPR; post‐ECPR: >5 min after starting ECPR.

d

For prehospital studies, time interval between blood collection and final processing.

The studies evaluated a total of 105 blood‐based biomarkers. The median number of studies per blood‐based biomarker was 2, with an interquartile range of 1–4. Qualitative summaries for each biomarker are provided in Table S1.

Synthesis of the 118 studies is provided in Table 7. Most of the studies were conducted in Asia (63 studies, 53%). Only 22 studies (19%) had blood samples collected in the prehospital setting, and only six studies (5%) had intra‐arrest blood samples collected by paramedics in the prehospital setting. 12 , 13 , 14 , 20 , 82 , 83 Only three studies (3%) enrolled any pediatric patients. 24 , 90 , 114 Out of the eight categories of use for biomarkers defined by the BEST Resource, only two were routinely assessed: prognostic (97 out of 105 biomarkers, 92%) and diagnostic (61 out of 105 biomarkers, 58%). 10 The “predictive” category was assessed for only one biomarker, while the “susceptibility,” “safety,” and “surrogate endpoint” categories were never assessed in the field of resuscitation science.

TABLE 7.

Summary of studies and biomarkers.

Characteristic All studies (n = 118) Studies with full reporting of inclusion‐exclusion criteria (n = 87)
Year of publication, n (%)
1970–1979 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
1980–1989 9 (8%) 7 (8%)
1990–1999 17 (14%) 16 (18%)
2000–2009 20 (17%) 13 (15%)
2010–2011 40 (34%) 28 (32%)
2020–present 31 (26%) 22 (25%)
Region, n (%)
Americas 24 (20%) 16 (18%)
Europe 28 (24%) 25 (29%)
Asia 63 (53%) 45 (52%)
Australia 3 (3%) 1 (1%)
Study design, n (%)
Retrospective cohort 43 (36%) 29 (33%)
Prospective cohort 68 (58%) 54 (62%)
Interventional 7 (6%) 4 (5%)
Patient age, n (%) a
Adult 100 (85%) 76 (87%)
Pediatric 3 (3%) 1 (1%)
Not reported 17 (14%) 11 (13%)
Subtype b , n (%) a
VF/pVT 5 (4%) 4 (5%)
Cardiac 16 (14%) 12 (14%)
ECPR 4 (3%) 3 (3%)
Refractory 3 (3%) 2 (2%)
PE 2 (2%) 0 (0%)
Witness 4 (3%) 3 (3%)
CKD 1 (1%) 0 (0%)
Cold 2 (2%) 1 (1%)
TTM 1 (1%) 0 (0%)
Elderly 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
None 80 (68%) 62 (71%)
Setting of sample collection, n (%) a
Prehospital 22 (19%) 20 (23%)
Emergency department 94 (80%) 66 (76%)
Hospital 14 (12%) 12 (14%)
Not reported 3 (3%) 2 (2%)
Clinical provider collecting sample, n (%) a
Paramedics 11 (9%) 7 (8%)
Nurse 2 (2%) 1 (1%)
Physician 17 (14%) 14 (16%)
Not reported 92 (78%) 67 (77%)
Timing of sample collection c , n (%) a
Intra‐arrest 90 (76%) 84 (97%)
At ROSC 12 (10%) 12 (14%)
Post‐ROSC 20 (17%) 18 (21%)
At ToR 11 (9%) 11 (13%)
At ECPR 2 (2%) 1 (1%)
Post‐ECPR 1 (1%) 1 (1%)
Not reported 25 (21%) 0 (0%)
Serial samples, n (%)
Yes 36 (31%) 31 (36%)
No 82 (69%) 56 (64%)
Blood source, n (%) a
Venous 37 (31%) 26 (30%)
Arterial 43 (36%) 36 (41%)
Intraosseous 1 (1%) 0 (0%)
Capillary 2 (2%) 1 (1%)
Not reported 52 (44%) 35 (40%)
Blood tube additive described, n (%)
Yes 45 (38%) 33 (38%)
No 73 (62%) 54 (62%)
Laboratory methods and timing described, n (%)
Yes 71 (60%) 55 (63%)
No 47 (40%) 32 (37%)
Biomarker category d , n (%) a , e
Diagnostic 61 (58%)
Monitoring 40 (38%)
Response 15 (14%)
Predictive 1 (1%)
Prognostic 97 (92%)
Safety 0 (0%)
Surrogate endpoint 0 (0%)
Susceptibility 0 (0%)
a

Options not mutually exclusive (sum can be >100%).

b

Population subtype—VF/pVT: ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia; cardiac: suspected cardiac etiology of arrest; ECPR: extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation; refractory: cardiac arrest not responding to standard advanced life support; PE: suspected pulmonary embolism; witness: cardiac arrest witnessed by layperson or emergency medical services; CKD: chronic kidney disease; cold: accidental hypothermia; TTM: targeted temperature management; elderly: geriatric patients.

c

Timing of blood sample collection—intra‐arrest: while patient is pulseless; at ROSC: <5 min after return of spontaneous circulation; post‐ROSC: >5 min after return of spontaneous circulation; at ToR: <5 min before or after termination of resuscitation; at ECPR: <5 min after starting ECPR; post‐ECPR: >5 min after starting ECPR.

d

Biomarker category—diagnostic: presence of disease or subtype; monitoring: draw repeatedly to assess disease status; response: demonstrate biologic response to medical intervention; predictive: predict favorable or unfavorable effect from medical intervention; prognostic: predict likelihood of clinical outcome; safety: adverse event after medical intervention; surrogate endpoint: predicts a specific clinical benefit; susceptibility: potential for developing a disease not currently present.

e

Denominator is the total number of biomarkers (n = 105).

4. LIMITATIONS

The work described here, and scoping review methodology in general, has the following limitations. No specific clinical questions were asked, and a quantitative critical appraisal of study quality was not indicated, so results are not directly applicable to clinical medicine. Missing data may have affected results, and the likelihood of publication bias could not be assessed. Finally, novel blood‐based biomarkers, especially those that have been investigated in animal studies but not human studies, are absent from this review.

5. DISCUSSION

This scoping review encompasses over 45 years of resuscitation science on intra‐arrest blood‐based biomarkers for OHCA. Despite this large volume of research, heterogeneity of study design and gaps in the body of literature are widespread. Recommendations for future research are provided.

5.1. Heterogeneity of study design

Although each study shared the common element of intra‐arrest sampling for blood‐based biomarkers, the collection of studies meeting inclusion and exclusion criteria demonstrated substantial variability in many aspects of study design. The fundamental structure of emergency medical services (EMS) in the geographic regions of Asia, Europe, and Americas vary with regards to the clinical provider leading the resuscitation (paramedic vs. physician) and the site of the resuscitation (on‐scene vs. rapid transport to a hospital). These variables affect the capability to draw/analyze blood samples and the timing of blood draws relative to the start of resuscitation. Not only does this affect the logistics of conducting the study, but it also affects the “context of use,” a concise description of how a biomarker is intended to be used, which is required by regulatory agencies such as the US FDA. 10 In addition, the pathophysiology of OHCA evolves throughout the resuscitation, so biomarker measurements occurring on‐scene versus in the hospital may vary, even within a single patient.

While variation in time between collapse and the start of resuscitative efforts is an unavoidable reality of OHCA, studies still had significant heterogeneity in whether they accounted for the exact timing of blood draws relative to the start of resuscitation, whether the arrest was witnessed or not, and whether bystander CPR occurred, all of which may affect biomarker levels. Heterogeneity in the electrical activity of the heart (ie, ventricular fibrillation/tachycardia vs. PEA/asystole) not only defines interventions that may affect biomarker levels and context of use, but may also represent different underlying etiologies of arrest. Some studies included small cohorts of in‐hospital cardiac arrest patients, which likely differ in underlying pathophysiology and whether biomarker levels are known prior to arrest. Finally, multiple evolutions of recommended intra‐arrest management have occurred over the past 45 years, especially regarding chest compressions, ventilation, and medication administration. As a result, the ability to compare results from two technically similar studies performed in different decades is limited.

5.2. Gaps in research

Few conclusions can be drawn from existing literature due to significant gaps that exist. The heterogeneity described above limits direct comparison between studies, and even when studies were relatively similar in study design, conflicting results were common. Missing data and lack of standardized reporting limits the reproducibility of many studies. This was especially true for the processes and methods used to collect, preserve, and measure blood‐based biomarkers, which were missing from a surprisingly large number of studies. Even when “routine” laboratory studies were reported, the lack of blood source, tube additive, assay method, and measurement device limits reproducibility and generalizability. Finally, the statistical methods used for analysis were both heterogenous, and at times, markedly flawed. For example, when adjusted analyses were performed, a linear relationship was often assumed, even though many “routine” biomarkers indicate pathophysiology when measured levels are high or low, with healthy levels in the middle.

This literature base also demonstrates a lack of recognition that the pathophysiology of a patient who is intra‐arrest is fundamentally different than one who is post‐ROSC or on extracorporeal support, as blood draws from these different cohorts were commonly combined into a single cohort. This issue was the main reason why we could not fully assess inclusion and exclusion criteria for 31 studies. Clinical guidelines recognize this difference by providing completely different treatment recommendations and flow diagrams. 1 Although not explicitly defined in clinical guidelines, there may also exist a pathophysiological difference between the immediate post‐ROSC period that is dominated by cardiovascular instability and re‐arrest rates up to 40% (generally seen in the prehospital setting and emergency department), versus the post‐cardiac arrest syndrome of comatose patients that is dominated by metabolic failure and uncontrolled inflammatory response (generally seen in the intensive care unit). 6

Although this scoping review identified 105 different biomarkers that have been studied, the median number of studies per biomarker was only 2. Thus, for most biomarkers, it is not possible to draw conclusions regarding their utility in OHCA patients. Pediatrics is almost entirely absent from this field of research, with only three studies enrolling pediatric patients. Extrapolating adult literature to pediatric patients is problematic since the underlying etiologies of arrest likely differ in incidence and pathophysiology. Many studies seemed to evaluate what was readily available instead of actively looking for novel biomarkers, which may have resulted in observational bias (ie, “streetlight effect”). To date, there have been no systematic investigations designed to discover blood‐based biomarkers with utility during the intra‐arrest phase of OHCA. Two longitudinal studies have collected blood samples from OHCA patients in the prehospital settings, but both were focused on studying risk factors for OHCA, not intra‐arrest management, with blood samples frequently collected late in the resuscitation when the patient was “stable” or after termination of resuscitation. 129 , 130

5.3. Recommendations for future research

Blood‐based biomarkers play a central role in the diagnosis and treatment of essentially all critically ill patients, yet none are routinely measured during the intra‐arrest phase of OHCA resuscitations. This scoping review makes clear the need for careful planning of future studies on intra‐arrest blood‐based biomarkers for OHCA to advance this field of research.

Specifically, we recommend in future studies that the timing of blood draws relative to key resuscitation events be reported, such as the time of collapse or recognition, EMS arrival, therapeutic interventions, ROSC, termination of resuscitation, and bystander interventions. Investigators should avoid phrases such as “after resuscitation,” “in survivors,” “on admission,” “post‐cardiac arrest,” and “as soon as possible,” as they have no uniform temporal or pathophysiological definition and can be interpreted differently depending on context and culture. The “context of use” for the biomarker under investigation should be explicitly stated, especially regarding whether it is to be used intra‐arrest, immediately post‐ROSC, or for post‐cardiac arrest syndrome. Biomarker categories other than “prognostic” and “diagnostic” should be investigated. For example, “response” and “predictive” biomarkers could help guide the development and specificity of novel interventions. Serial blood draws should be obtained when possible, to determine which biomarkers are rapidly changing (possibly due to the pathophysiology of OHCA) versus those that are static (may have existed pre‐arrest). Methods used to collect, process, preserve, and measure blood‐based biomarkers, including tube additive, assay method, and device used to measure levels, should be universally reported. Finally, statistical models should not assume a linear relationship between biomarker levels and pathophysiology, unless well defined in prior research.

Since OHCA occurs outside the traditional setting for blood‐based biomarker investigations, additional research is needed to develop novel processes and methods to collect, process, and analyze blood‐based biomarkers in the prehospital setting. Systematic investigations designed to discover novel blood‐based biomarkers for OHCA should also be undertaken. Finally, blood‐based biomarker research that specifically targets pediatric OHCA is needed.

In conclusion, over 45 years of resuscitation science on intra‐arrest blood‐based biomarkers for OHCA have been conducted, yet heterogeneity of study design and gaps in the body of literature are widespread. Recommendations for future research are provided.

AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS

Justin Benoit and Jason McMullan conceived the study and obtained research funding. Justin Benoit designed the study protocol. Justin Benoit and Andrew Hogan designed the data extraction templates. Justin Benoit, Andrew Hogan, and Katherine Connelly performed the literature search, data extraction, and data charting. Justin Benoit and Andrew Hogan performed data synthesis. Jason McMullan supervised the conduct of the study. Justin Benoit and Andrew Hogan drafted the manuscript, and all authors contributed substantially to its revision. Justin Benoit takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT

The authors declare they have no conflicts of interest.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Benoit JL, Hogan AN, Connelly KM, McMullan JT. Intra‐arrest blood‐based biomarkers for out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest: A scoping review. JACEP Open. 2024;5:e13131. 10.1002/emp2.13131

Supervising Editor: Lara Goldstein, MD, PhD.

Presentation: National Association of EMS Physicians Annual Meeting, January 11, 2024, Austin, TX, USA.

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