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. 2020 Oct 21;156:A35–A79. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.09.010

Table 14.

CPR Before Defibrillation.

Outcome Certainty Studies No. of Patients Results
1 yr with favorable neurological outcome Low (risk of bias, imprecision) Wik 2003117 200 No difference:
Relative risk 1.15 (95% CI, −0.57 to 2.34), 19 more patients/1000 (−54 to 167)
Hospital discharge with favorable neurological outcome Low (inconsistency, imprecision) Wik 2003, Baker 2008, Stiell 2011, Ma 2012117, 118, 234, 235 10 424 No difference:
Relative risk 1.02 (95% CI, −0.01 to 0.01), 1 more patient/1000 (−7 to 11)
Survival to 1 yr Low (risk of bias, imprecision) Wik 2003, Jacobs 2005117, 233 456 No difference:
Relative risk 1.19 (95% CI, 0.69–2.04), 18 more patients/1000 (−29 to 98)
Survival to hospital discharge Low (risk of bias, imprecision) Wik 2003, Jacobs 2005, Baker 2008, Ma 2012, Stiell 2011117, 118, 233, 234, 235 10 680 No difference:
Relative risk 1.01 (95% CI, 0.90–1.15), 1 more patient/1000 (−8 to 13)
ROSC Low (risk of bias, imprecision) Wik 2003, Jacobs 2005, Baker 2008, Ma 2012, Stiell 2011117, 118, 233, 234, 235 10 680 No difference:
Relative risk 1.03 (95% CI, 0.97–1.10), 8 more patients/1000 (−9 to 27)

CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and ROSC, return of spontaneous circulation.

Both relative and absolute risks are written as mean values (95% CIs).