Hot Off the Press: Prehospital Advanced Cardiac Life Support for Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1111/acem.13334.
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Abstract
This retrospective cohort study examined the rate of survival to hospital discharge among adult patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, comparing patients who received care only from basic cardiac life support (BCLS)-trained emergency medical service (EMS) crews to patients who had an advanced cardiac life support (ACLS)-trained EMS crew on scene at some point during the resuscitation. There was no difference in the primary outcome of rate of survival to hospital discharge (10.9% with ACLS care and 10.6% with BCLS care, p = 0.67).
Medical subject headings
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Emergency Medical Services
- Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest