Does bystander-initiated chest compressions-only result in better patient outcome than full cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest? Unexpected result from a post-hoc analysis of the DEFI 2005 Trial

Resuscitation

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 130-131

  Jost, Daniel ^a,b   Alexis, Descatha ^a,b   Banville, Isabelle ^c   Verret, Catherine ^d   Carpentier, Jean Pierre ^e  

^a Paris 1 place Jules Renard 75017 Paris   (France)

^b Ecole du Val de Grace   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^e Physio Control Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RETURN OF SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION; SURVIVAL; THORAX PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DEFIBRILLATORS; FEMALE; HEART MASSAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650777263     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2010.10.010     Document Type: Letter

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