TY - JOUR
T1 - Bayesian analysis of amiodarone or lidocaine versus placebo for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
AU - Lane, Daniel J.
AU - Grunau, Brian
AU - Kudenchuk, Peter
AU - Dorian, Paul
AU - Wang, Henry E.
AU - Daya, Mohamud R.
AU - Lupton, Joshua
AU - Vaillancourt, Christian
AU - Okubo, Masashi
AU - Davis, Daniel
AU - Rea, Thomas
AU - Yannopoulos, Demetris
AU - Christenson, Jim
AU - Scheuermeyer, Frank
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/3/2
Y1 - 2022/3/2
N2 - Objective Clinical trials for patients with shock-refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), including the Amiodarone, Lidocaine or Placebo (ALPS) trial, have been unable to demonstrate definitive benefit after treatment with antiarrhythmic drugs. A Bayesian approach, combining the available evidence, may yield additional insights. Methods We conducted a reanalysis of the ALPS trial comparing treatment with amiodarone or lidocaine with placebo in patients with OHCA following shock-refractory ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia (VF/VT). We used Bayesian regression to assess the probability of improved survival or improved neurological outcome on the 7-point modified Rankin Scale. We derived weak, moderate and strong priors from a previous clinical trial. Results The original ALPS trial randomised 3026 adult patients with OHCA to amiodarone (n=974, survival to hospital discharge 24.4%), lidocaine, (n=993, survival 23.7%) or placebo (n=1059, survival 21.0%). In our reanalysis the probability of improved survival from amiodarone ranged from 83% (strong prior) to 95% (weak prior) compared with placebo and from 78% (strong) to 90% (weak) for lidocaine - an estimated improvement in survival of 2.9% (IQR 1.4%-3.8%) for amiodarone and 1.7% (IQR 0.84%-3.2%) for lidocaine over placebo (moderate prior). The probability of improved neurological outcome from amiodarone ranged from 96% (weak) to 99% (strong) compared with placebo and from 88% (weak) to 96% (strong) for lidocaine. Conclusions In a Bayesian reanalysis of patients with shock-resistant VF/VT OHCA, treatment with amiodarone had high probabilities of improved survival and neurological outcome, while treatment with lidocaine had a more modest benefit.
AB - Objective Clinical trials for patients with shock-refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), including the Amiodarone, Lidocaine or Placebo (ALPS) trial, have been unable to demonstrate definitive benefit after treatment with antiarrhythmic drugs. A Bayesian approach, combining the available evidence, may yield additional insights. Methods We conducted a reanalysis of the ALPS trial comparing treatment with amiodarone or lidocaine with placebo in patients with OHCA following shock-refractory ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia (VF/VT). We used Bayesian regression to assess the probability of improved survival or improved neurological outcome on the 7-point modified Rankin Scale. We derived weak, moderate and strong priors from a previous clinical trial. Results The original ALPS trial randomised 3026 adult patients with OHCA to amiodarone (n=974, survival to hospital discharge 24.4%), lidocaine, (n=993, survival 23.7%) or placebo (n=1059, survival 21.0%). In our reanalysis the probability of improved survival from amiodarone ranged from 83% (strong prior) to 95% (weak prior) compared with placebo and from 78% (strong) to 90% (weak) for lidocaine - an estimated improvement in survival of 2.9% (IQR 1.4%-3.8%) for amiodarone and 1.7% (IQR 0.84%-3.2%) for lidocaine over placebo (moderate prior). The probability of improved neurological outcome from amiodarone ranged from 96% (weak) to 99% (strong) compared with placebo and from 88% (weak) to 96% (strong) for lidocaine. Conclusions In a Bayesian reanalysis of patients with shock-resistant VF/VT OHCA, treatment with amiodarone had high probabilities of improved survival and neurological outcome, while treatment with lidocaine had a more modest benefit.
KW - arrhythmias, cardiac
KW - cardiac arrest
KW - epidemiology
KW - tachycardia, ventricular
KW - ventricular fibrillation
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U2 - 10.1136/heartjnl-2021-320513
DO - 10.1136/heartjnl-2021-320513
M3 - Article
C2 - 35236764
AN - SCOPUS:85141004663
SN - 1355-6037
VL - 108
SP - 1777
EP - 1783
JO - Heart
JF - Heart
IS - 22
ER -