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MP49: Prehospital oxygen administration to suspected acute myocardial infarction patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 May 2019

J. Greene*
Affiliation:
Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
M. Welsford
Affiliation:
Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
C. Ainsworth
Affiliation:
Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
L. Lambert
Affiliation:
Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
G. Wong
Affiliation:
Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
W. Cantor
Affiliation:
Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

Abstract

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Introduction: Oxygen is commonly administered to prehospital patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We conducted a systematic review to determine if oxygen administration, in AMI, impacts patient outcomes. Methods: We conducted a systematic search using MeSH terms and keywords in Medline, Embase, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Central, clinicaltrials.gov and ISRCTN for relevant randomized controlled trials and observational studies comparing oxygen administration and no oxygen administration. The outcomes of interest were: mortality (≤30 days, in-hospital, and intermediate 2-11 months), infarct size, and major adverse cardiac events (MACE). Risk of Bias assessments were performed and GRADE methodology was employed to assess quality and overall confidence in the effect estimate. A meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5 software. Results: Our search yielded 1192 citations of which 48 studies were reviewed as full texts and a total of 8 studies were included in the analysis. All evidence was considered low or very low quality. Five studies reported on mortality finding low quality evidence of no benefit or harm. Low quality evidence demonstrated no benefit or harm from supplemental oxygen administration. Similarly, no benefit or harm was found in MACE or infarct size (very low quality). Normoxia was defined as oxygen saturation measured via pulse oximetry at ≥90% in one recent study and ≥94% in another. Conclusion: We found low and very low quality evidence that the administration of supplemental oxygen to normoxic patients experiencing AMI, provides no clear harm nor benefit for mortality or MACE. The evidence on infarct size was inconsistent and warrants further prospective examination.

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Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2019