Termination-of-resuscitation rule in the emergency department for patients with refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a nationwide, population-based observational study

Termination-of-resuscitation rule in the emergency department for patients with refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a nationwide, population-based observational study

Abstract Background In Japan, emergency medical service (EMS) providers are prohibited from field termination-of-resuscitation (TOR) in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients. In 2013, we developed a TOR rule for emergency department physicians (Goto’s TOR rule) immediately after hospital ar...

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Main Authors: Yoshikazu Goto, Akira Funada, Tetsuo Maeda, Yumiko Goto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Termination-of-resuscitation rule
Emergency department
Outcome
Epidemiology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-022-03999-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-022-03999-x

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