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Krychtiuk KA, Starks MA, Al-Khalidi HR, Mark DB, Monk L, Yow E, Kaltenbach L, Jollis JG, Al-Khatib SM, Bosworth HB, Ward K, Brady S, Tyson C, Vandeventer S, Baloch K, Oakes M, Blewer AL, Lewinski AA, Hansen CM, Sharpe E, Rea TD, Nelson RD, Sasson C, McNally B, Granger CB. RAndomized Cluster Evaluation of Cardiac ARrest Systems (RACE-CARS) trial: Study rationale and design. Am Heart J 2024; 277:125-137. [PMID: 39084483 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2024.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2024] [Revised: 07/15/2024] [Accepted: 07/25/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
Abstract
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) occurs in nearly 350,000 people each year in the United States (US). Despite advances in pre and in-hospital care, OHCA survival remains low and is highly variable across systems and regions. The critical barrier to improving cardiac arrest outcomes is not a lack of knowledge about effective interventions, but rather the widespread lack of systems of care to deliver interventions known to be successful. The RAndomized Cluster Evaluation of Cardiac ARrest Systems (RACE-CARS) trial is a 7-year pragmatic, cluster-randomized trial of 62 counties (57 clusters) in North Carolina using an established registry and is testing whether implementation of a customized set of strategically targeted community-based interventions improves survival to hospital discharge with good neurologic function in OHCA relative to control/standard care. The multifaceted intervention comprises rapid cardiac arrest recognition and systematic bystander CPR instructions by 9-1-1 telecommunicators, comprehensive community CPR training and enhanced early automated external defibrillator (AED) use prior to emergency medical systems (EMS) arrival. Approximately 20,000 patients are expected to be enrolled in the RACE CARS Trial over 4 years of the assessment period. The primary endpoint is survival to hospital discharge with good neurologic outcome defined as a cerebral performance category (CPC) of 1 or 2. Secondary outcomes include the rate of bystander CPR, defibrillation prior to arrival of EMS, and quality of life. We aim to identify successful community- and systems-based strategies to improve outcomes of OHCA using a cluster randomized-controlled trial design that aims to provide a high level of evidence for future application.
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC; Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, NC; Departments of Population Health Sciences, Medicine, Psychiatry, Nursing, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC
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- Departments of Population Health Sciences, Medicine, Psychiatry, Nursing, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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- Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, NC; Departments of Population Health Sciences, Medicine, Psychiatry, Nursing, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Copenhagen Emergency Medical Services, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Psychiatry, and the Department of Community and Behavioral Health, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora and the American Heart Association, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Dallas, TX
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- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health and Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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Barry T, Kasemiire A, Quinn M, Deasy C, Bury G, Masterson S, Segurado R, Murphy AW. Health systems developments and predictors of bystander CPR in Ireland. Resusc Plus 2024; 19:100671. [PMID: 38881596 PMCID: PMC11177081 DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2024.100671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2024] [Revised: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024] Open
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Aims To explore predictors of bystander CPR (i.e. any CPR performed prior to EMS arrival) in Ireland over the period 2012-2020. To examine the relationship between bystander CPR and key health system developments during this period. Methods National level out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) registry data relating to unwitnessed, and bystander witnessed OHCA were interrogated. Logistic regression models were built, then refined by fitting predictors, performing stepwise variable selection and by adding pairwise interactions that improved fit. Missing data sensitivity analyses were conducted using multiple imputation. Results The data included 18,177 OHCA resuscitation attempts of whom 77% had bystander CPR. The final model included ten variables. Four variables (aetiology, incident location, time of day, and who witnessed collapse) were involved in interactions. The COVID-19 period was associated with reduced adjusted odds of bystander CPR (OR 0.77, 95% CI 0.65, 0.92), as were increasing age in years (OR 0.992, 95% CI 0.989, 0.994) and urban location (OR 0.52, 95% CI 0.47, 0.57). Increasing year over time (OR 1.23, 95% CI 1.16, 1.29), and an increased call response interval in minutes (OR 1.017, 95% CI 1.012, 1.022) were associated with increased adjusted odds of bystander CPR. Conclusions Bystander CPR increased over the study period, and it is likely that health system developments contributed to the yearly increases observed. However, COVID-19 appeared to disrupt this positive trend. Urban OHCA location was associated with markedly decreased odds of bystander CPR compared to rural location. Given its importance bystander CPR in urban areas should be an immediate target for intervention.
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- Tomás Barry
- School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Ireland
- Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Statistician, UCD Centre for Support and Training in Analysis and Research, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Register, National Ambulance Service, Ireland
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- Professor of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Emeritus Professor of General Practice, University College Dublin, Ireland
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- General Manager for Clinical Strategy and Evaluation National Ambulance Service, Ireland
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- UCD Centre for Support and Training in Analysis and Research, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Foundation Professor of General Practice, Discipline of General Practice & HRB Primary Care Clinical Trials Network Ireland, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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An S, Liu Y, Xi Q, Zhang Y, Gao Y, Zhang W. Standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation versus chest compressions only after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2024; 14:e079167. [PMID: 38724047 PMCID: PMC11086416 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION The 2020 American Heart Association guidelines encourage lay rescuers to provide chest compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation to simplify the process and encourage cardiopulmonary resuscitation initiation. However, recent clinical trials had contradictory results about chest compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation. This study will aim to compare standard and chest compressions-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This study will retrieve only randomised and quasi-randomised controlled trials from the Cochrane Library, PubMed, Web of Science and Embase databases. Data on study design, participant characteristics, intervention details and outcomes will be extracted by a unified standard form. Primary outcomes to be assessed are hospital admission, discharge, and 30-day survival, and return of spontaneous circulation. The Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation framework will evaluate the quality of evidence. Cochrane's tool for assessing the risk of bias will evaluate risk deviation. If the I2 statistic is lower than 40%, the fixed-effects model will be used for meta-analysis. Otherwise, the random-effects model will be used. The search will be performed following the publication of this protocol (estimated to occur on 30 December 2024). DISCUSSION This study will evaluate the effect of chest compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and provide evidence for cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidelines. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION No patient or public entity will be involved in this study. Therefore, the study does not need to be ethically reviewed. The results of the study will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journal publications and committee conferences. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42021295507.
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- Shulin An
- Department of Emergency Medicine and West China School of Nursing, Disaster Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
- Institute of Disaster Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
- Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine and West China School of Nursing, Disaster Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
- Institute of Disaster Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
- Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine and West China School of Nursing, Disaster Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
- Institute of Disaster Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
- Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine and West China School of Nursing, Disaster Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
- Institute of Disaster Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
- Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine and West China School of Nursing, Disaster Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
- Institute of Disaster Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
- Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine and West China School of Nursing, Disaster Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
- Institute of Disaster Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
- Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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Trummer G, Benk C, Pooth JS, Wengenmayer T, Supady A, Staudacher DL, Damjanovic D, Lunz D, Wiest C, Aubin H, Lichtenberg A, Dünser MW, Szasz J, Dos Reis Miranda D, van Thiel RJ, Gummert J, Kirschning T, Tigges E, Willems S, Beyersdorf F. Treatment of Refractory Cardiac Arrest by Controlled Reperfusion of the Whole Body: A Multicenter, Prospective Observational Study. J Clin Med 2023; 13:56. [PMID: 38202063 PMCID: PMC10780178 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13010056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Background: Survival following cardiac arrest (CA) remains poor after conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CCPR) (6-26%), and the outcomes after extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) are often inconsistent. Poor survival is a consequence of CA, low-flow states during CCPR, multi-organ injury, insufficient monitoring, and delayed treatment of the causative condition. We developed a new strategy to address these issues. Methods: This all-comers, multicenter, prospective observational study (69 patients with in- and out-of-hospital CA (IHCA and OHCA) after prolonged refractory CCPR) focused on extracorporeal cardiopulmonary support, comprehensive monitoring, multi-organ repair, and the potential for out-of-hospital cannulation and treatment. Result: The overall survival rate at hospital discharge was 42.0%, and a favorable neurological outcome (CPC 1+2) at 90 days was achieved for 79.3% of survivors (CPC 1+2 survival 33%). IHCA survival was very favorable (51.7%), as was CPC 1+2 survival at 90 days (41%). Survival of OHCA patients was 35% and CPC 1+2 survival at 90 days was 28%. The subgroup of OHCA patients with pre-hospital cannulation showed a superior survival rate of 57.1%. Conclusions: This new strategy focusing on repairing damage to multiple organs appears to improve outcomes after CA, and these findings should provide a sound basis for further research in this area.
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- Georg Trummer
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany; (G.T.)
- Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Breisacherstr. 153, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany; (G.T.)
- Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Breisacherstr. 153, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Breisacherstr. 153, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical Center—University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Breisacherstr. 153, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
- Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care, Medical Center—University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Breisacherstr. 153, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
- Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care, Medical Center—University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Breisacherstr. 153, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
- Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care, Medical Center—University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany; (G.T.)
- Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Breisacherstr. 153, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center, 93042 Regensburg, Germany;
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Medical Center, 93042 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany (A.L.)
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany (A.L.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Kepler University Hospital and Johannes Kepler University, 4020 Linz, Austria
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Kepler University Hospital and Johannes Kepler University, 4020 Linz, Austria
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- Department of Adult Intensive Care, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Adult Intensive Care, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Clinic for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr University Bochum, 44791 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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- Clinic for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr University Bochum, 44791 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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- Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Heart and Vascular Center, Department of Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, 20099 Hamburg, Germany
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- Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Heart and Vascular Center, Department of Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, 20099 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany; (G.T.)
- Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Breisacherstr. 153, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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Harring AKV, Kramer-Johansen J, Tjelmeland IBM. Resuscitation of older adults in Norway; a comparison of survival and outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in healthcare institutions and at home. Resuscitation 2023; 189:109871. [PMID: 37327851 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Revised: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Perceptions about expected outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) influence treatment decisions, and there is a need for updated evidence about outcomes for the elderly. METHOD We conducted a cross-sectional study of cases reported to the Norwegian Cardiac Arrest Registry from 2015 through 2021 of patients 60 years and older, suffering cardiac arrest in healthcare institutions or at home. We examined reasons for emergency medical service (EMS) withholding or withdrawing resuscitation. We compared survival and neurological outcome for EMS-treated patients and explored factors associated with survival using multivariate logistic regression. RESULT We included 12,191 cases and the EMS started resuscitation in 10,340 (85%). The incidence per capita of OHCA the EMS were alerted to was 267/100,000 in healthcare institutions and 134/100,000 at home. Resuscitation was most frequently withdrawn due to medical history (n = 1251). In healthcare institutions, 72 of 1503 (4.8%) patients survived to 30 days compared to 752 of 8837 (8.5%) at home (P <.001). We found survivors in all age cohorts both in healthcare institutions and at home, and most of the 824 survivors had a good neurological outcome with a Cerebral Performance Category ≤2 (88%). CONCLUSION Medical history was the most frequent reason for EMS not to start or continue resuscitation, indicating a need for a discussion about, and documentation of, advance directives in this age group. When EMS attempted resuscitation, most survivors had a good neurological outcome, both in healthcare institutions and at home.
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- Division of Prehospital Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Division of Prehospital Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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COVID-19 Lockdown and Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: all associations are local. Resuscitation 2023; 186:109780. [PMID: 36990140 PMCID: PMC10041817 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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