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The use of LUCAS-2 in non-traumatic, out-of-hospital cardiac arrests did not show improvement over manual CPR in patient survival to 30 days.
The use of LUCAS-2 in non-traumatic, out-of-hospital cardiac arrests did not show improvement over manual CPR in patient survival to 30 days.


==Major Points==  
==Major Points==
*Survival to 30 days had no difference with 6% (LUCAS-2) vs. 7% (control)
*No difference in ROSC, survival of event, survival to 3 months, or survival to 12 months
*Decreased favorable neurologic outcome (CPC 1 or 2) in LUCAS-2 group


==Study Design==
==Study Design==

Revision as of 22:24, 7 August 2015

Under Review Journal Club Article
Perkins GD. et al.. "Mechanical versus manual chest compression for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (PARAMEDIC): a pragmatic, cluster randomised controlled trial". Lancet. 2015. 385(9972):947-55.
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Clinical Question

Does prehospital LUCAS-2 mechanical CPR improve survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest?

Conclusion

The use of LUCAS-2 in non-traumatic, out-of-hospital cardiac arrests did not show improvement over manual CPR in patient survival to 30 days.

Major Points

  • Survival to 30 days had no difference with 6% (LUCAS-2) vs. 7% (control)
  • No difference in ROSC, survival of event, survival to 3 months, or survival to 12 months
  • Decreased favorable neurologic outcome (CPC 1 or 2) in LUCAS-2 group

Study Design

Population

Patient Demographics

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

Interventions

Outcomes

Primary Outcome

Secondary Outcomes

Subgroup analysis

Criticisms & Further Discussion

External Links

Funding

See Also

LINC Trial

Sources