Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Video-vs audio-instructed dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a nationwide registry-based cohort study
An erratum to this article was published (Resuscitation, Jun 2026 ↗)
Main findingResult — go to the resultAdjusted odds ratio 1.64 95% CI 1.39–1.92Authors' conclusion
DA-CPR in the VG was associated with associated with higher odd of favorable neurological outcomes and survival in patients with OHCA, while instruction and CPR initiation times were modestly longer.
Study context
- Population
- Emergency medical service (EMS)-treated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in Korea, 2019–2021 (Korean Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Registry), all 18 provincial EMS systems
- Participants
- 35,471 participants
- Exposure
- Video-based vs audio-based dispatcher-assisted CPR
- VGn = 2,498
- AGn = 32,973reference
- Outcome
- Good neurological status at discharge (Cerebral Performance Category 1-2)
- Follow-up
- Discharge
Methodological detailsnationwide, registry-based, multivariate logistic regression, propensity score-matching
- Nationwide
- Registry-based
- Multivariate logistic regression
- Propensity score-matching
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Adjusted odds ratio
1.64
95% CI 1.39–1.92
VG vs AG
aOR 1.64 (95% CI 1.39–1.92)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Secondary outcomes
| Outcome | aOR | |
|---|---|---|
| Prehospital ROSC | 1.29 (95% CI 1.18–1.41) | |
| Survival to discharge | 1.50 (95% CI 1.33–1.69) | |
| Instruction time interval ≤90 s | 0.91 (CI 0.84–0.99) | |
| CPR start time interval ≤150 s | 0.89 (CI 0.81–0.97) | |
| 0.512Adjusted odds ratio (log scale) |
Original publication
Video-vs audio-instructed dispatcher-assisted CPR and outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a nationwide registry-based cohort study. Resuscitation. Published 6 February 2026. doi:10.
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