Advanced cardiac life support in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Advanced cardiac life support in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
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DOI:
10.1056/nejmoa040325
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发表时间:
2004-08-12
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
Lyver, M
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作者:
Stiell, IG;Wells, GA;Lyver, M
Background: The Ontario Prehospital Advanced Life Support (OPALS) Study tested the incremental effect on the rate of survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest of adding a program of advanced life support to a program of rapid defibrillation.Methods: This multicenter, controlled clinical trial was conducted in 17 cities before and after advanced-life-support programs were instituted and enrolled 5638 patients who had had cardiac arrest outside the hospital. Of those patients, 1391 were enrolled during the rapid-defibrillation phase and 4247 during the subsequent advanced-life-support phase. Paramedics were trained in standard advanced life support, which includes endotracheal intubation and the administration of intravenous drugs.Results: From the rapid-defibrillation phase to the advanced-life-support phase, the rate of admission to a hospital increased significantly (10.9 percent vs. 14.6 percent, P