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Video Review of Cardiac Arrest: A Scoping Review
Micah Wolfsohn1,2, Mohamed Ali1,3, Rahul Ramraj1,2
1Northwell, New Hyde Park, New York, USA.
Summary
Video review offers detailed insights into cardiac arrest resuscitation, surpassing traditional data. Future research needs standardized definitions and reporting for better cardiac arrest (CA) research.
Area of Science:
- Emergency Medicine
- Cardiology
- Resuscitation Science
Background:
- Video review is increasingly used in cardiac arrest (CA) research.
- No comprehensive review exists on video review applications in CA literature.
- This study addresses the gap by scoping existing research.
Purpose of the Study:
- To conduct a scoping review of video review use in cardiac arrest research.
- To describe demographics, settings, interventions, and outcomes in published studies.
- To identify trends and areas for improvement in CA research methodologies.
Main Methods:
- Scoping review following PRISMA guidelines.
- Searched PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library.
- Included adult CA studies using video data; excluded pediatric and simulation studies.
- Two reviewers screened and extracted data; discrepancies resolved by a third reviewer.
Main Results:
- 76 studies included from 3081 identified publications.
- Studies predominantly from the USA, Asia, and Europe; mostly single-center, urban settings.
- Heterogeneity in reporting; median 71 patients per study; interrater reliability reported in only 12 studies.
- Common outcomes: return of spontaneous circulation; metrics: interruption duration, time-to-events; interventions: mechanical compression devices, defibrillation, intubation.
- Publication volume increased significantly in the last two decades.
Conclusions:
- Video review provides precise, multidomain assessment of resuscitation performance.
- Conventional data sources are insufficient for comprehensive analysis.
- Future research should focus on consensus definitions and minimum reporting standards.
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