out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Teikyo University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Patients who were experiencing cardiac arrest at the time of contact by ambulance team (2) Patients who underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation by ambulance team (3) Patients not younger than 18 years and younger than 76 years (4) Patients in whom the first identified ECG waveform suggested pulseless electrical activity (PEA) *Regardless of existence or nonexistence of witness, regardless of with or without bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and regardless of particulars of support by the ambulance team. (5) Patients judged to suffer endogenous OHCA at the medical organization to which the patient has been transferred (6) Patients for whom the ambulance team acted in an attempt to begin using an automatic chest compressor as soon as possible after confirming an initial ECG waveform (implementation within 3 minutes is desirable). * It does not matter whether use of the automatic chest compressor was started actually within 3 minutes.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients who underwent electric shock by a layperson using an AED
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The ratio of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) before hospital arrival shall be the primary outcome measure. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Survival at 1 month and survival at 1 month with minimal neurologic impairment, which was defined as Glasgow-Pittsburgh Cerebral Performance Category 1 (good cerebral performance) or 2 (moderate cerebral disability) shall be secondary outcome measures. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactYasuo Takeuchi
Teikyo University Institute of Global Education
Outcome results
None listed