Implementation of the Fifth Link of the Chain of Survival Concept for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Tagami, Takashi; Hirata, Kazuhiko; Takeshige, Toshiyuki; MATSUI, Junichiroh; Takinami, Makoto; Satake, M; Satake, Shuichi; Yui, Tokuo; ITABASHI, Kunihiro; Sakata, Toshio; Tosa, Ryoichi; Kushimoto, Shigeki; Yokota, Hiroyuki; Hirama, Hisao

doi:10.1161/circulationaha.111.086173

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Implementation of the Fifth Link of the Chain of Survival Concept for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Published in Circulation • Jul 30, 2012

Authors:

Takashi Tagami

Kazuhiko Hirata

Toshiyuki Takeshige

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The American Heart Association 2010 resuscitation guidelines recommended adding a fifth link (multidisciplinary postresuscitation care in a regional center) to the previous 4 in the chain of survival concept for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Our study aimed to determine the effectivene...

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Medicine

Confidence interval

Odds ratio

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