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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Thrombolysis during resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest caused by pulmonary embolism increases 30-day survival: findings from the French National Cardiac Arrest Registry.
Pulmonary embolism (PE) represents 2% to 5% of all causes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and is associated with extremely unfavorable prognosis. In PE-related OHCA, inconsistent data showed that thrombolysis during cardiopulmonary resuscitation may favor survival. ⋯ In patients with OHCA with confirmed PE and admitted with recuperation of spontaneous circulation in the hospital, there was significantly higher 30-day survival in those who received thrombolysis during cardiopulmonary resuscitation compared with patients who did not receive thrombolysis.