Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes following EMS resuscitation protocol revision during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study
OHCA outcomes worsened after the protocol revision, with delays in several key EMS interventions. When encountering future pandemics, resuscitation protocols should be designed to balance infection control and the quality of advanced life support.
Authors
- Takahiro Itaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0560-8686)
- Yusuke Ogawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9256-5102)
- Yoshie Yamada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0424-3750)
- Koichi Ariyoshi
- Ryota Kaichi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1162-9715)
- Tatsuya Norii (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7428-5625)
- Yasukazu Hijikata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8619-5977)
- Yoshinori Matsuoka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2614-7193)
- Chisato Miyakoshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6882-7053)
- Futoshi Toda
- Yosuke Yamamoto
- Taro Matsuoka
- Naoto Hanamura
- Naoto Yuge
Institutions
- University of New Mexico (US)
- Kyoto University (JP)
- Kobe City Fire Department (JP)
- Kyoto University Hospital (JP)
- Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Resuscitation Plus
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resplu.2025.101134
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00