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Collaborative effects of bystander-initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation andprehospital advanced cardiac life support by physicians on survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a nationwide population-based observational study

Hideo Yasunaga, Hiromasa Horiguchi, […], and Tomoaki Imamura

Among 95,072 patients with bystander-witnessed OHCA, 7,722 (8.1%) patients were alive at 1 month, including 2,754 (2.9%) with good performance and 3,171 (3.3%) with vegetative status or worse.

More than 40% of 1-month survivors were classified as vegetative status or de facto brain death.

The combination of BCPR and ACLS by physicians was the best way to improve outcomes.

Life support by physicians without preceding BCPR increased the occurrence of vegetative status or worse.

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