Immediate unselected coronary angiography versus delayed triage in survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest without ST-segment elevation (TOMAHAWK-DZHK4)

ID

NCT02750462

Status

Closed

DZG

DZHK

Start date

11/01/2016

Contact

Contacts
  • Stefan Desch
  • Holger Thiele

Parameters

Inclusion criteria
  • Documented resuscitated OHCA of possible cardiac origin and return of spontaneous circulation Age ≥30 years Informed consent
Exclusion criteria
  • ST-segment elevation or new left bundle branch block No return of spontaneous circulation upon hospital admission Severe hemodynamic or electrical instability requiring immediate coronary angiography/intervention (delay clinically not acceptable) Obvious extra-cardiac etiology such as traumatic brain injury
  • primary metabolic or electrolyte disorders
  • intoxication
  • overt hemorrhage
  • respiratory failure due to known lung disease
  • suffocation
  • drowning In-hospital cardiac arrest Known or likely pregnancy Participation in another intervention study