Time to Return of Spontaneous Circulation and Survival: When to Transport in out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest?
Corina de Graaf, Dominique N. V. Donders, Stefanie G. Beesems, José P.S. Henriques, Rudolph W. Koster
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In OHCA patients with prehospital ROSC survival significantly decreases with increasing time-to-ROSC. Of all patients, 90% of survivors had achieved ROSC within the first 15 min of EMS resuscitation. The optimal time for the decision to transport is between 8 and 15 min after EMS arrival.
Topics & Concepts
Return of spontaneous circulationMedicineResuscitationEmergency medical servicesCardiopulmonary resuscitationEmergency medicineAdvanced cardiac life supportSurvival analysisAnesthesiaCardiologyInternal medicineCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationTrauma and Emergency Care StudiesEmergency and Acute Care Studies