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01-02-2011 | Commentary

Improving outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: impact of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation and prehospital physician care

Authors: Robert JH Jackson, Jerry P Nolan

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2011

Abstract

Evidence for the impact of prehospital, physician-delivered advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) on survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is conflicting. The prospective observational study by Yasunaga and co-workers demonstrates an improved survival at 1 month associated with prehospital physician-delivered ACLS over emergency life-saving technician-delivered ACLS. These effects are additive to the survival benefit seen with bystander-initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BCPR) compared with no BCPR. The present commentary places these findings in the context of the existing literature and discusses some of the unresolved controversies.

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Title: Improving outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: impact of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation and prehospital physician care
Authors: Robert JH Jackson
Jerry P Nolan
Publication date: 01-02-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9356

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