International initiation and termination of resuscitation practices: Protocol of a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Substantial variation in survival following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is described both internationally and nationally. The Utstein factors account for half of the variation, but the remaining is not fully understood. Local regulations or guidelines concerning the withholding and termination of resuscitation may influence the reporting of cardiac arrests when comparing outcomes between different Emergency Medical Service systems.

Method

We have developed an online cross-sectional mixed-methods explanatory design survey aimed at describing the international and national variations in the initiation, the termination of resuscitation, and the refraining from resuscitation of adult patients (>18 years of age) suffering from non-traumatic OHCA. The responde

SUBMITTER: Havshoj U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9544479 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature