Table 1 Review question
Population | Adult patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) or in-ED cardiac arrest (EDCA) irrespective of cause or rhythm |
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Intervention | Point-of-care echocardiography (PCE) during CA to identify cardiac standstill |
Outcomes | â–ª Termination of resuscitation (TOR): defined as no return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) in the ED or upon ED arrival in prehospital studies â–ª Short-term death (STD): defined as no survival to hospital admission (SHA) or at 24 h â–ª Long-term death (LTD): defined as no survival to hospital discharge (SHD) or at 30 days â–ª Neurologically intact survival to hospital discharge (NISHD) Subgroups for analysis: â–ª Medical cardiac arrest (MCA) â–ª Traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) |