Emergency medicine journal : EMJ
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Meta Analysis
Meta-analysis of the accuracy of termination of resuscitation rules for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Our objective was to perform a systematic review of studies reporting the accuracy of termination of resuscitation rules (TORRs) for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). ⋯ The BLS and ERC TORRs identify a large proportion of patients who are candidates for termination of resuscitation following OHCA while having a very low rate of misclassifying eventual survivors (<0.1%). Further prospective validation of the ERC TORR and direct comparison with BLS TORR are needed.