ICAR MEDCOM
Alpine Rescue & Mountain Emergency Medicine

2021 Research Papers

• Ellerton J, Brugger H, Rauch S, Brink B, Skaiaa SC, Chahal AM, Mortimer R, Zachau M, Pasquier M, Paal P, Strapazzon G. Response to Drew, R . (2020). Suspension Trauma: The silent killer. Canadian Journal of Emergency Nursing. https://doi.org/10.29173/cjen18
• Grin N, Rousson V, Darocha T, Hugli O, Carron PN, Zingg T, Pasquier M. Hypothermia Outcome Prediction after Extracorporeal Life Support for Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest Patients: Assessing the Performance of the HOPE Score in Case Reports from the Literature. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021,18,11896.
• Hymczak H, Podsiadło P, Kosiński S, Pasquier M, Mendrala K, Hudziak D, Gocoł R, Plicner D. Prognosis of hypothermic patients undergoing ECLS rewarming – do alterations in biochemical parameters matter? Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021,18,9764.
• Kottmann A, Pasquier M, Strapazzon G, Zafren K, Ellerton J, Paal P. Quality Indicators for Avalanche Victim Management and Rescue. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021,18,9570.
• Mendrala K, Kosiński S, Podsiadło P, Pasquier M, Mazur P, Paal P, Gajniak D, Darocha T. The efficiency of continuous renal replacement therapy for rewarming of patients in accidental hypothermia--An experimental study. Artif Organs 2021;45:1360-7.
• Eidenbenz D, Techel F, Kottmann A, Rousson V, Carron PN, Albrecht R, Pasquier M. Survival probability in avalanche victims with long burial (≥60 min): a retrospective study. Resuscitation 2021 166:93-100.
• Darocha T, Hugli O, Kosiński S, Podsiadło P, Caillet-Bois D, Pasquier M. Clinician miscalibration of survival estimate in hypothermic cardiac arrest: HOPE-estimated survival probabilities in extreme cases. Resuscitation Plus 2021;7:100139.
• Pasquier M, Cools E, Zafren K, Carron PN, Frochaux, Rousson V. Vitals Signs in Accidental Hypothermia. High Alt Med Biol 2021;22:142-7.
• Musi M, Sheets A, Zafren K, Brugger H, Paal P, Hölzl N, Pasquier M. Clinical staging of accidental hypothermia: the Revised Swiss System Recommendation of the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom). Resuscitation 2021;162:182-7.
• Mendrala K, Kosiński S, Podsiadło P, Pasquier M, Paal P, Mazur P, Darocha T. The Efficacy of Renal Replacement Therapy for Rewarming of Patients in Severe Accidental Hypothermia—Systematic Review of the Literature. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021,18,9638.
• Podsiadło P, Darocha T, Svendsen ØS, Kosiński S, Silfvast T, Blancher M, Sawamoto K, Pasquier M. Outcomes of patients suffering unwitnessed hypothermic cardiac arrest rewarmed with extracorporeal life support: a systematic review. Artif Organs 2021;45:222-9.
• Swol J, Darocha T, Paal P, Brugger H, Podsiadło P, Kosiński S, Puślecki M, Ligowski M, Pasquier M. Extracorporeal Life Support in Accidental Hypothermia with Cardiac Arrest-A Narrative Review. ASAIO J 2021;68:153-62.
• Wallner B, Giesbrecht G, Pasquier M, Gordon L, Lechner R, Brugger H, Paal P, Darocha T, Zafren, K. Resuscitation of an unconscious  victim of accidental hypothermia in 1805. Wild Environ Med 2021;32:548-53.
• Higher pre-hospital anaesthesia case volumes result in lower mortality rates: implications for mass casualty care. Paal P, Zafren K, Pasquier M. Br J Anaesth. 2022 Feb;128(2):e89-e92. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.10.022. Epub 2021 Nov 15. MID: 34794765
• Analgesia in pediatric trauma patients in physician-staffed Austrian helicopter rescue: a 12-year registry analysis. Rugg C, Woyke S, Ausserer J, Voelckel W, Paal P, Ströhle M. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2021 Nov 18;29(1):161. doi: 10.1186/s13049-021-00978-z.
• ACSM Expert Consensus Statement: Injury Prevention and Exercise Performance during Cold-Weather Exercise. Castellani JW, Eglin CM, Ikäheimo TM, Montgomery H, Paal P, Tipton MJ. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2021 Nov 1;20(11):594-607. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000907.
• Gender differences in snowboarding accidents in Austria: a 2005-2018 registry analysis. Rugg CD, Malzacher T, Ausserer J, Rederlechner A, Paal P, Ströhle M. BMJ Open. 2021 Oct 19;11(10):e053413. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053413.
• Successful Non-Extracorporeal Rewarming from Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest: 2 Cases. Cools E, Latscher H, Ströhle M, Paal P. Wilderness Environ Med. 2021 Dec;32(4):503-507. doi: 10.1016/j.wem.2021.05.006. Epub 2021 Oct 8.
• Resuscitation of an Unconscious Victim of Accidental Hypothermia in 1805. Wallner B, Giesbrecht G, Pasquier M, Gordon L, Lechner R, Brugger H, Paal P, Darocha T, Zafren K. Wilderness Environ Med. 2021 Dec;32(4):548-553. doi: 10.1016/j.wem.2021.08.007. Epub 2021 Oct 5.
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in special circumstances. Soar J, Becker LB, Berg KM, Einav S, Ma Q, Olasveengen TM, Paal P, Parr MJA. Lancet. 2021 Oct 2;398(10307):1257-1268. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01257-5. Epub 2021 Aug 26.
• Guidelines for Mountain Rescue During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Official Guidelines of the International Commission for Alpine Rescue. Roy S, Soteras I, Sheets A, Price R, Oshiro K, Rauch S, McPhalen D, Nerin MA, Strapazzon G, Allen M, Read A, Paal P. High Alt Med Biol. 2021 Jun;22(2):128-141. doi: 10.1089/ham.2021.0032.
• Lott C, Truhlář A, Alfonzo A, Barelli A, González-Salvado V, Hinkelbein J, Nolan JP, Paal P, Perkins GD, Thies KC, Yeung J, Zideman DA, Soar J. Notf Rett Med. 2021;24(4):447-523. doi: 10.1007/s10049-021-00891-z. Epub 2021 Jun 10.
• Soar J, Böttiger BW, Carli P, Couper K, Deakin CD, Djärv T, Lott C, Olasveengen T, Paal P, Pellis T, Perkins GD, Sandroni C, Nolan JP. Notf Rett Med. 2021;24(4):406-446. doi: 10.1007/s10049-021-00893-x. Epub 2021 Jun 8.
• Rescue collapse - A hitherto unclassified killer in accidental hypothermia. Pasquier M, Paal P. Resuscitation. 2021 Jul;164:142-143. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.05.011. Epub 2021 Jun 1.
• Corrigendum to "European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Executive summary" [Resuscitation (2021) 1-60]. Perkins GD, Gräsner JT, Semeraro F, Olasveengen T, Soar J, Lott C, Van de Voorde P, Madar J, Zideman D, Mentzelopoulos S, Bossaert L, Greif R, Monsieurs K, Svavarsdóttir H, Nolan JP; European Resuscitation Council Guideline Collaborators. Resuscitation. 2021 May 4;163:97-98. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.04.012. Online ahead of print.
• Warm Fluid Infusion Is Not an Effective Primary Warming Method in Accidental Hypothermia. Pasquier M, Gordon L, Paal P, Darocha T, Zafren K. Ther Hypothermia Temp Manag. 2021 Jun;11(2):76. doi: 10.1089/ther.2021.0006. Epub 2021 Apr 21.
• European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Cardiac arrest in special circumstances. Lott C, Truhlář A, Alfonzo A, Barelli A, González-Salvado V, Hinkelbein J, Nolan JP, Paal P, Perkins GD, Thies KC, Yeung J, Zideman DA, Soar J; ERC Special Circumstances Writing Group Collaborators. Resuscitation. 2021 Apr;161:152-219. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.02.011. Epub 2021 Mar 24.
• European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Adult advanced life support. Soar J, Böttiger BW, Carli P, Couper K, Deakin CD, Djärv T, Lott C, Olasveengen T, Paal P, Pellis T, Perkins GD, Sandroni C, Nolan JP. Resuscitation. 2021 Apr;161:115-151. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.02.010. Epub 2021 Mar 24.
• Extreme Cooling Rates in Avalanche Victims: Case Report and Narrative Review Mittermair C, Foidl E, Wallner B, Brugger H, Paal P. High Alt Med Biol. 2021 Jun;22(2):235-240. doi: 10.1089/ham.2020.0222. Epub 2021 Mar 24.
• To the Moon and beyond-Pushing boundaries in critical emergency medicine.Harve-Rytsälä H, Paal P, Kurola J. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2021 Jul;65(6):717-718. doi: 10.1111/aas.13808. Epub 2021 Mar 16.
• Analgesia in adult trauma patients in physician-staffed Austrian helicopter rescue: a 12-year registry analysis. Rugg C, Woyke S, Voelckel W, Paal P, Ströhle M. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2021 Feb 1;29(1):28. doi: 10.1186/s13049-021-00839-9.
• Oxygenation laryngoscope vs. nasal standard and nasal high flow oxygenation in a technical simulation of apnoeic oxygenation. Herff H, Wetsch WA, Finke S, Dusse F, Mitterlechner T, Paal P, Wenzel V, Schroeder DC. BMC Emerg Med. 2021 Jan 22;21(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s12873-021-00407-5.
• Hypoxia and hypercapnia effects on cerebral oxygen saturation in avalanche burial: A pilot human experimental study. Strapazzon G, Gatterer H, Falla M, Dal Cappello T, Malacrida S, Turner R, Schenk K, Paal P, Falk M, Schweizer J, Brugger H. Resuscitation. 2021 Jan;158:175-182. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.11.023. Epub 2020 Nov 26.
• Impact of perceived inappropiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation on emergency clinicians' intention to leave the job: Results from a cross-sectional survey in 288 centres across 24 countries. Druwé P, Monsieurs KG, Gagg J, Nakahara S, Cocchi MN, Élő G, van Schuppen H, Alpert EA, Truhlář A, Huybrechts SA, Mpotos N, Paal P, BjØrshol C, Xanthos T, Joly LM, Roessler M, Deasy C, Svavarsdóttir H, Nurmi J, Owczuk R, Salmeron PP, Cimpoesu D, Fuenzalida PA, Raffay V, Steen J, Decruyenaere J, De Paepe P, Piers R, Benoit DD; REAPPROPRIATE study group. Resuscitation. 2021 Jan;158:41-48. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.10.043. Epub 2020 Nov 20.
• Total TauProtein as Investigated by Cerebral Microdialysis Increases in Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest: A Pig Study. Schiefecker AJ, Putzer G, Braun P, Martini J, Strapazzon G, Antunes AP, Mulino M, Pinggera D, Glodny B, Brugger H, Paal P, Mair P, Pfausler B, Beer R, Humpel C, Helbok R. Ther Hypothermia Temp Manag. 2021 Mar;11(1):28-34. doi: 10.1089/ther.2020.0016. Epub 2020 Aug 4.