Effectiveness of ultraportable automated external defibrillators: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ultraportable automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are a new generation of defibrillators that are small, lightweight, easy to carry on one's person, and affordable for personal and home use. They offer the opportunity to increase AED availability in case of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and therefore improve outcomes.We aimed to review evidence supporting the potential effect on outcomes and the performance of these ultraportable AEDs.

Methods

We searched Ovid Medline, Embase and Cochrane databases from 2012 to July 4th, 2024 to identify any studies related to ultraportable AED. The population was adult and children with OHCA who were treated with an ultra-portable AED. All outcomes were accepted. We limited study designs to randomized controlled tria

SUBMITTER: Debaty G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11362796 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature