Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest System-of-Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Tommaso Scquizzato, Filippo D’Amico, Margherita Rocchi, Marco Saracino, Federica Stella, Giovanni Landoni, Alberto Zangrillo
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic affected the system-of-care of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, and patients had worse short-term outcomes compared to pre-pandemic periods. Advanced airway management strategy shifted from endotracheal intubation to supraglottic airway devices. REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO CRD42021250339.
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePandemicReturn of spontaneous circulationCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Meta-analysisEmergency medicineInternal medicineCardiopulmonary resuscitationResuscitationDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsDisaster Response and Management