Patrick Sulzgruber, Philip Datler, Fritz Sterz, Michael Poppe, Elisabeth Lobmeyr, Markus Keferböck, Sebastian Zeiner, Alexander Nürnberger, Andreas Schober, Pia Hubner, Peter Stratil, Christian Wallmueller, Christoph Weiser, Alexandra-Maria Warenits, Andreas Zajicek, Florian Ettl, Ingrid Magnet, Thomas Uray, Christoph Testori, Raphael van Tulder
BACKGROUND: While guidelines mentioned supraglottic airway management in the case of out-of- hospital cardiac arrest, robust data of their impact on the patient outcome remain scare and results are inconclusive. METHODS: To assess the impact of the airway strategy on the patient outcome we prospectively enrolled 2224 individuals suffering cardiac arrest who were treated by the Viennese municipal emergency medical service. To control for potential confounders, propensity score matching was performed...
September 1, 2017: European Heart Journal. Acute Cardiovascular Care