Resuscitation attempt and outcomes in patients with asystole out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Resuscitation attempt and outcomes in patients with asystole out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
JAMA Network Open; Junki Ishii, Mitsuaki Nishikimi, Kazuya Kikutani, Shingo Ohki, Kohei Ota, Tatsuhiko Anzai, Kunihiko Takahashi, Masashi Okubo, Shinichiro Ohshimo, Taku Iwami, Nobuaki Shime; 11/24
In this cohort study of patients with OHCA [out-of-hospital cardiac arrest] presenting with asystole [in Japan], the proportion with a favorable neurological outcome at 30 days was substantially low, and no prehospital ALS [advanced life support] procedure was associated with a favorable neurological outcome. These findings suggest that discussions regarding implementation of a termination of resuscitation rule for such patients are warranted.