作者: Thea Palsgaard Møller , Cecilia Andréll , Søren Viereck , Lizbet Todorova , Hans Friberg
DOI: 10.1016/J.RESUSCITATION.2016.09.012
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摘要: Abstract Introduction Survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remains low. Early recognition by emergency medical dispatchers is essential for an effective chain of actions, leading to early cardiopulmonary resuscitation, use automated external defibrillator and rapid dispatching the services. Aim To analyse compare accuracy OHCA in two countries. Method An observational register-based study collecting data from national registers Denmark Sweden during a six-month period 2013. Data were analysed steps; registry merged with electronically registered call dispatch centres regions. Cases missing or non-OHCA codes further auditing recordings using uniform collection template. Results The sensitivity was 40.9% (95% CI: 37.1–44.7%) Capital Region 78.4% 73.2–83.0%) Skane (p Conclusion high comparable. We identified large differences registration practices despite similar tools. This raises discussion definitions transparency general scientific reporting recognition, which if used as quality indicator services