Gabriel Riva, Erik Boberg, Mattias Ringh, Martin Jonsson, Andreas Claesson, Anette Nord, Sten Rubertsson, Hans Blomberg, Per Nordberg, Sune Forsberg, Mårten Rosenqvist, Leif Svensson, Cecilia Andréll, Johan Herlitz, Jacob Hollenberg
BACKGROUND: The ongoing TANGO2 (Telephone Assisted CPR. AN evaluation of efficacy amonGst cOmpression only and standard CPR) trial is designed to evaluate whether compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by trained laypersons is noninferior to standard CPR in adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. This pilot study assesses feasibility, safety, and intermediate clinical outcomes as part of the larger TANGO2 survival trial. METHODS: Emergency medical dispatch calls of suspected out-of-hospital cardiac arrest were screened for inclusion at 18 dispatch centers in Sweden between January 1, 2017, and March 12, 2020...
March 6, 2024: Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes