Resuscitation
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The optimal ventilation modalities to manage out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remain debated. A specific pressure mode called cardio-pulmonary ventilation (CPV) may be used instead of manual bag ventilation (MBV). We sought to analyse the association between mechanical CPV and return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) in non-traumatic OHCA. ⋯ Compared with MBV, CPV was associated with an increased risk of ROSC but not with improved an CPC score in patients with OHCA. Prospective randomised trials are needed to challenge these results.
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Multicenter Study
Return to work after out of hospital cardiac arrest, insights from a prospective multicentric french cohort.
About 60 to 70% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survivors who worked before cardiac arrest return to work within one year but the precise conditions for this resumption of professional activity remain little known. The objective of this study was to assess components of return to work among OHCA survivors. ⋯ In this prospective study regarding French OHCA survivors, return to work is associated with better socio-economical individual and environmental status, as well as better scores on all MPAI-4 components.