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Variation in community and ambulance care processes for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Comparison of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests during the COVID-19 pandemic with those before the pandemic: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Epidemiology and Outcome of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests during the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Korea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses.Yonsei medical journal · 2022Pooled it
- Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Before, During, and After the Pandemic of COVID-19.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Preservation of Basic Life Support Competencies Among Certified First Responders.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Pan-Asian Resuscitation Outcomes Study (PAROS): A Living Population Laboratory Transforming Resuscitation Science Across Asia.JACC. Asia · 2025Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on bystander CPR and AED rates in Canada.Resuscitation plus · 2025Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on resuscitation attempts, bystander CPR and survival outcomes in Australia and New Zealand: A binational population-based, Epistry study.Resuscitation plus · 2025Article
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- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Autonomic Dysfunction Associated With COVID-19: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.Circulation · 2024Review
- Exploring Prehospital Data for Pandemic Preparedness: A Western Brazilian Amazon Case Study on COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
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- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes in Japan.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Impact of pandemic-related movement restriction on public access defibrillation in Japan: a retrospective cohort study.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Acute care pathway assessed through performance indicators during the COVID-19 pandemic in OECD countries (2020-2021): a scoping review.BMC emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Acute SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Incidence and Outcomes of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Changes in neurological outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: a population-based nationwide observational study.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2023Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest care processes.Journal of paramedic practice : the clinical monthly for emergency care professionals · 2023Article
- Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Impact of COVID-19 on barriers to dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in Singapore.Resuscitation · 2022Review
- Perspective of emergency medical services (EMS) professionals on changes in resources, cardiac arrest care and burnout in Texas during the COVID-19 pandemic.The American journal of emergency medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BCPR), early defibrillation and timely treatment by emergency medical services (EMS) can double the chance of survival from out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest (OHCA). We investigated the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the pre-hospital chain of survival. We searched five bibliographical databases for articles that compared prehospital OHCA care processes during and before the COVID-19 pandemic. Random effects meta-analyses were conducted, and meta-regression with mixed-effect models and subgroup analyses were conducted where appropriate. The search yielded 966 articles; 20 articles were included in our analysis. OHCA at home was more common during the pandemic (OR 1.38, 95% CI 1.11-1.71, p = 0.0069). BCPR did not differ during and before the COVID-19 pandemic (OR 0.94, 95% CI 0.80-1.11, p = 0.4631), although bystander defibrillation was significantly lower during the COVID-19 pandemic (OR 0.65, 95% CI 0.48-0.88, p = 0.0107). EMS call-to-arrival time was significantly higher during the COVID-19 pandemic (SMD 0.27, 95% CI 0.13-0.40, p = 0.0006). Resuscitation duration did not differ significantly between pandemic and pre-pandemic timeframes. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected prehospital processes for OHCA. These findings may inform future interventions, particularly to consider interventions to increase BCPR and improve the pre-hospital chain of survival.
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