Inverse Association Between Bystander Use of Audiovisual Feedback From an Automated External Defibrillator and Return of Spontaneous Circulation.

ABSTRACT: Background Treatment with an automated external defibrillator (AED) improves outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Audiovisual feedback from an AED may assist bystanders achieve higher quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation. However, the association between audiovisual feedback and clinical outcomes is not well assessed in real-life OHCA. The aim of this study was to assess the association between audiovisual feedback from an AED used in bystander resuscitation with rates of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) and 30-day survival in a real-life cohort of patients with OHCA. Methods and Results We included 325 patients treated with bystander AED use before arrival of emergency medical services during 2016 to 2019 from the Capital Region of Denmark. Patients were divided into

SUBMITTER: Obling L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9245825 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature