Association between the number of prehospital defibrillation attempts and a sustained return of spontaneous circulation: a retrospective, multicentre, registry-based study

Conclusions We observed no significant increase in ROSC after five defibrillations, and no absolute increase in ROSC after seven defibrillations. These data provide a starting point for determination of the optimal defibrillation strategy prior to consideration for prehospital extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) or conveyance to a hospital with an ECPR capability. Trial registration number NCT03222999

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Source: Emergency Medicine Journal - May 23, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Ko, B. S., Kim, Y.-J., Han, K. S., Jo, Y. H., Shin, J., Park, I., Kang, H., Lim, T. H., Hwang, S., Kim, W. Y. Tags: Original research Source Type: research