Isabel Araújo1,2, Pedro Raul3, Francisca Monteiro4, Mágui Lobo5, Marta Rodrigues3, Filipe Fernandes6. 1. Instituto Politécnico de Saúde do Norte, Escola Superior de Saúde do Vale do Ave, Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário - Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugual. 2. Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada em Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário - Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal. 3. Serviço de Urgência Médico-Cirúrgica, Centro Hospitalar do Médio Ave - Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugual. 4. Sistema Nacional de Saúde 24 horas Linha directa - Portugal. 5. Hospital de Braga - Braga, Portugal. 6. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Abordagem ao Doente Crítico, Instituto Politécnico de Saúde do Norte, Escola Superior de Saúde do Vale do Ave, Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário - Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugual.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiological profile of victims of cardiac arrest assisted using a nontransporting emergency medical service vehicle and to determine whether these patients met the criteria for the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. METHODS: This study employed a retrospective, cohort, descriptive, and exploratory design. Data were collected in January 2018 in northern Portugal by consulting the records of nontransporting emergency medical service vehicles that provided assistance between 2012 and 2016. An observation grid was prepared that was supported by the instrument used for collecting data from the national registry of out-ofhospital cardiac arrests. RESULTS: After applying the inclusion criteria, the sample consisted of 36 victims. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation could have been applied to 24 victims during the period analyzed, which might have increased the odds for transplantation, survival, or both, for either the victim or other individuals. CONCLUSION: Nontransporting emergency medical service vehicles have the potential for inclusion in the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation network of the study area.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiological profile of victims of cardiac arrest assisted using a nontransporting emergency medical service vehicle and to determine whether these patients met the criteria for the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. METHODS: This study employed a retrospective, cohort, descriptive, and exploratory design. Data were collected in January 2018 in northern Portugal by consulting the records of nontransporting emergency medical service vehicles that provided assistance between 2012 and 2016. An observation grid was prepared that was supported by the instrument used for collecting data from the national registry of out-ofhospital cardiac arrests. RESULTS: After applying the inclusion criteria, the sample consisted of 36 victims. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation could have been applied to 24 victims during the period analyzed, which might have increased the odds for transplantation, survival, or both, for either the victim or other individuals. CONCLUSION: Nontransporting emergency medical service vehicles have the potential for inclusion in the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation network of the study area.
Authors: Dion Stub; Stephen Bernard; Vincent Pellegrino; Karen Smith; Tony Walker; Jayne Sheldrake; Lisen Hockings; James Shaw; Stephen J Duffy; Aidan Burrell; Peter Cameron; De Villiers Smit; David M Kaye Journal: Resuscitation Date: 2014-10-02 Impact factor: 5.262
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