Pre-hospital cardiac arrest Circulatory System Cardiac arrest
Conditions
Interventions
The participants will be randomised into the intervention and control groups. Both groups will receive advanced cardiac life support in accordance with the 2005 European Resuscitation Council Guidelin
Sponsors
University of Bonn (Germany)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients of the emegency medical system with resuscitation from pre-clinical cardiac arrest of non-traumatic origin 2. Both genders 3. Aged 18 - 80 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Cardiac arrest of traumatic origin 2. Aged less than 18 or greater than 80 years (known or estimated) 3. Extreme adiposity (estimated chest circumference greater than 150 cm or estimated weight greater than 150 kg) 4. Pregnancy (known or visually noticeable) 5. Time taken from 112 call to physician's arrival at the site greater than 15 minutes
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rate of admission to hospital with a spontaneous heart rhythm and a palpable pulse. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Current infomation as of 19/11/2010: The following will be analysed for the three patient groups described above: 1. 24-hours survival 2. Rate of discharge from intensive care unit 3. Rate of discharge from hospital 3. Three-month survival 5. One-year survival 6. Overall and neurological performance at these four defined points of time Initial information at time of registration: The following will be analysed for the three patient groups described above: 1. Rate of discharge from intensive care unit 2. Rate of discharge from hospital 3. Three-month survival 4. One-year survival 5. Overall and neurological performance at these four defined points of time | — |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed