Barriers and facilitators for successful AED usage during in-situ simulated in-hospital cardiac arrest.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Early defibrillation within minutes increases survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA). However, early defibrillation is often not achieved even though automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are available. We aimed to investigate how AEDs were used and the barriers and facilitators for successful use.

Methods

We conducted unannounced, full-scale in-situ simulations of IHCAs in hospital wards with an AED. A debriefing followed the simulations. The simulations and debriefings were video recorded, and the debriefings were transcribed for subsequent qualitative analysis about the AED use.

Results

We conducted 36 unannounced in-situ simulations, and an AED was used in 98% of simulations. It was decided to collect an AED after a median of 62 (31; 123)

SUBMITTER: Stærk M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9168694 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature