In this study, the investigators compared mechanical and manual chest compressions in in-hospital cardiac arrest cases.
In this study, the investigators analyzed cardiopulmonary resuscitations performed over a 2-year period in an emergency department of a training and research hospital and compared success of manual and mechanical chest compressions in terms of return of spontaneous circulation, 30-day survival, and hospital discharge. Investigators present the study as an in-hospital cardiac arrest study; however, all of the resuscitation performed in the cases included in the study were performed in the emergency department.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
303
Compressions will be handled by human efforts
LUCAS-2 model piston-based mechanical chest compression device was used for mechanical chest compressions
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine
Ankara, Çankaya, Turkey (Türkiye)
Mortality rate on the 30th day
Mortality rates from the hospital admission to the 30th day
Time frame: 30 days
Rate of the return of spontaneous circulation
Rate of return of the spontaneous circulation with duration at least five minutes
Time frame: 5 minutes
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