Preparedness of personal protective equipment and implementation of new CPR strategies for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the COVID-19 era.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In February and March 2020, healthcare providers and citizens in Daegu, South Korea, experienced the onslaught of a large-scale community epidemic of COVID-19. This had a profound impact on patients who experienced out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).

Methods

We conducted a retrospective observational study of 171 OHCA patients based on the multicenter WinCOVID registry. Demographic and clinical characteristics, overall survival, COVID-19 related data, as well as personal protective equipment (PPE) and resuscitation techniques used during the COVID-19 outbreak were evaluated and compared with outcomes from a 2018 historical cohort (n ​= ​158).

Results

Among the interventions, high-level PPE was introduced and standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation was cha

SUBMITTER: Cho JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7315986 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature