Michael Christopher Kurz1, Robert H Schmicker2, Brian Leroux2, Graham Nichol3, Tom P Aufderheide4, Sheldon Cheskes5, Brian Grunau6, Jamie Jasti4, Peter Kudenchuk7, Gary M Vilke8, Jason Buick4, Lynn Wittwer9, Ritu Sahni10, Ronald Straight11, Henry E Wang12. 1. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, United States. Electronic address: mckurz@uabmc.edu. 2. Clinical Trial Center, Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States. 3. University of Washington-Harborview Center for Prehospital Emergency Care, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States. 4. Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States. 5. Rescu, Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 6. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 7. Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States. 8. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, United States. 9. Clark County Emergency Medical Services, Vancouver, WA, United States. 10. Department of Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States. 11. Providence Health Care Research Institute and British Columbia Emergency Health Services, British Columbia, Canada. 12. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, United States.
Abstract
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BACKGROUND: Prior observational studies suggest no additional benefit from advanced life support (ALS) when compared with providing basic life support (BLS) for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). We compared the association of ALS care with OHCA outcomes using prospective clinical data from the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC). METHODS: Included were consecutive adults OHCA treated by participating emergency medical services (EMS) agencies between June 1, 2011, and June 30, 2015. We defined BLS as receipt of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and/or automated defibrillation and ALS as receipt of an advanced airway, manual defibrillation, or intravenous drug therapy. We compared outcomes among patients receiving: 1) BLS-only; 2) BLS + late ALS; 3) BLS + early ALS; and 4) ALS-first care. Using multivariable logistic regression, we evaluated the associations between level of care and return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), survival to hospital discharge, and survival with good functional status, adjusting for age, sex, witnessed arrest, bystander CPR, shockable initial rhythm, public location, EMS response time, CPR quality, and ROC site. RESULTS: Among 35,065 patients with OHCA, characteristics were median age 68 years (IQR 56-80), male 63.9%, witnessed arrest 43.8%, bystander CPR 50.6%, and shockable initial rhythm 24.2%. Care delivered was: 4.0% BLS-only, 31.5% BLS + late ALS, 17.2% BLS + early ALS, and 47.3% ALS-first. ALS care with or without initial BLS care was independently associated with increased adjusted ROSC and survival to hospital discharge unless delivered greater than 6 min after BLS arrival (BLS + late ALS). Regardless of when it was delivered, ALS care was not associated with significantly greater functional outcome. CONCLUSION: ALS care was associated with survival to hospital discharge when provided initially or within six minutes of BLS arrival. ALS care, with or without initial BLS care, was associated with increased ROSC, however it was not associated with functional outcome. Crown
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