Resuscitation
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Post-Discharge Outcomes After Resuscitation from Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A ROC PRIMED SUBSTUDY.
Assessment of morbidity is an important component of evaluating interventions for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). ⋯ The majority of patients in this large cohort who survived cardiac arrest and were interviewed had no, mild or moderate health impairment. Concern about poor quality of life is not a valid reason to abandon efforts to improve an EMS system's response to cardiac arrest.
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Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Impact of laryngeal tube use on chest compression fraction during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. A prospective alternate month study.
Supraglottic devices are thought to allow efficient ventilation and continuous chest compressions during cardiac arrest. Therefore, the use of supraglottic devices could increase the chest compression fraction (CCF), a critical determinant of patient survival. The aim of this study was to assess the CCF in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients ventilated with a supraglottic device. ⋯ The use of the LT during OHCA increases the CCF when compared to standard BVM ventilation. However, the impact of LT use on mortality remains unclear.