Public-access defibrillation and favorable neurological outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan

Public-access defibrillation and favorable neurological outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan

Abstract Background Early public-access defibrillation (PAD) effectively improves the outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA), but several strategies implemented to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) could decrease the availability of PAD and worsen outcomes after O...

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Main Authors: Tasuku Matsuyama, Kosuke Kiyohara, Tetsuhisa Kitamura, Chika Nishiyama, Takeyuki Kiguchi, Taku Iwami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Public-access defibrillation
COVID-19
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-022-04220-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-022-04220-9

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