Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes following EMS resuscitation protocol revision during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

We aimed to evaluate the association between emergency medical service (EMS) protocols with enhanced infection control precautions against COVID-19 and the outcomes of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), as well as various EMS-related time intervals, in Japan.

Methods

We conducted a population-based cohort study of OHCAs in Kobe, Japan, between 2016 and 2023. In May 2020, the Japanese resuscitation protocols for EMS were revised in accordance with the guidance of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation. The outcomes of interest were favourable neurological outcomes and several time metrics related to EMS activities. We evaluated changes in outcomes before and after the protocol revision using segmented regression for interrupted time-series

SUBMITTER: Kaichi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12615758 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature