Evidence for the impact of prehospital, physician-delivered advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) on survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is conflicting. The prospective observational study by Yasunaga and co-workers demonstrates an improved survival at 1 month associated with prehospital physician-delivered ACLS over emergency life-saving technician-delivered ACLS. These effects are additive to the survival benefit seen with bystander-initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BCPR) compared with no BCPR. The present commentary places these findings in the context of the existing literature and discusses some of the unresolved controversies. © 2011 BioMed Central Ltd.
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Jackson, R. J. H., & Nolan, J. P. (2010, January 12). Improving outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Impact of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation and prehospital physician care. Critical Care. BioMed Central Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9356
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