Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Neurological outcome of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients ventilated with continuous flow insufflation of oxygen: a multicenter observational study
Main findingResult — go to the resultAdjusted odds ratio 0.61 95% CI 0.41–0.9Authors' conclusion
The use of CFIO during OHCA was associated with significantly lower odds of favorable neurological outcome at day 30 compared to BVM.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in three EMS systems, Northern French Alps Emergency Network cardiac arrest registry, 2017–2021
- Participants
- 2,237 adults
- Exposure
- Continuous flow insufflation of oxygen (CFIO) vs bag-valve-mask (BVM)
- CFIOn = 967
- BVMn = 1,270reference
- Outcome
- Favorable neurological status (Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) 1 or 2)
- Follow-up
- 30 days
Methodological detailsregistry-based, multivariable analysis
- Registry-based
- Multivariable analysis
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Adjusted odds ratio
0.61
95% CI 0.41–0.9
P = 0.01
CFIO vs BVM
aOR 0.61 (95% CI 0.41–0.9); P = 0.01
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Neurological outcome of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients ventilated with continuous flow insufflation of oxygen: a multicenter observational study. Resuscitation. Published 30 April 2026. doi:10.
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