Resuscitation
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No data are available on the quality of targeted temperature management (TTM) provided to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients and its association with outcome. ⋯ In this study, high quality of TTM was provided to a small proportion of patients. However, quality of TTM was not associated with patients' outcome.
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Observational Study
Assessment of chest compression interruptions during advanced cardiac life support.
To identify potentially avoidable factors responsible for chest compression interruptions and to evaluate the influence of chest compression fraction on achieving return of spontaneous circulation and survival to hospital discharge. ⋯ The majority of chest compression interruptions during resuscitation were caused by prolonged rhythm checks, cardiopulmonary resuscitation provider switches, incorrect use of mechanical chest compression devices and ETT placement. No association was found between chest compression fraction and return of spontaneous circulation, nor an influence on survival. This was presumably caused by the high baseline chest compression fraction of >86%.