Electrophysiology Center, Policlinico San Donato, University of Milan
Articles by Electrophysiology Center, Policlinico San Donato, University of Milan
Integrating the existing emergency medical system with automated external defibrillators for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
ByRiccardo Cappato, MD1,Antonio Curnis, MD2,Paolo Marzollo, MD3: From the 1Arrhythmias,Electrophysiology Center, Policlinico San Donato, University of Milan,2Department of Cardiology, Spedali Ci We investigated whether a program based on diffuse deployment of automated external defibrillators operated by trained volunteers and laypersons across the largest county in Italy would safely and effectively improve the current survival rate among patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Compared with historical control subjects, the new strategy resulted in a 3-fold increase in 1-year survival free of neurologic impairment.