Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Evaluating hands-free carotid Doppler ultrasound for real-time return of spontaneous circulation detection in in-hospital cardiac arrest: a multicenter randomized controlled study
Primary result · ROSC success rateResult — go to the resultAbsolute increase 10 percentage pointsAuthors' conclusion
The CADFlow hands-free carotid Doppler ultrasound system improves ROSC detection, shortens assessment time, and provides real-time feedback for CPR quality optimisation.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with IHCA, 5 teaching hospitals
- Participants
- 341 adults · 5 hospitals
- Comparison
- CADFlow vs Control
Methodological detailsmulticentre
- Multicentre
Primary result
ROSC success rate
Absolute increase
10 percentage points
P = 0.053
By group
As reported in the abstract
Further findings
Time to assess carotid pulsation · significantly shorter with CADFlow
P < 0.001
Chest compression depth vs CADFlow parameters
- Strong correlations between chest compression depth and CADFlow parameters
Original publication
Evaluating hands-free carotid Doppler ultrasound for real-time return of spontaneous circulation detection in in-hospital cardiac arrest: a multicenter randomized controlled study. Resuscitation. Published 18 February 2026. doi:10.
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