| Summary: | The incidence of sudden cardiac arrest in North America and Europe has been estimated to be between 50 to 100 per 100,000 in general population. Immediate initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and early defibrillation are keys to survival from sudden cardiac arrest. CPR is comprised of external chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth ventilation. Despite the development of CPR and other advanced resuscitation techniques, the survival rates from sudden cardiac arrest remain low; 1 to 6 percent in the out-of-hospital setting. The rates of survival-to-hospital discharge from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest range from 5 to 10 percent. Low-quality CPR performance is one of the factors contributing to poor survival outcomes. Five key components of high quality CPR include minimizing interruptions in chest compressions, providing adequate rate and depth of compression, avoiding leaning on chest between compressions, and avoiding excessive ventilation. Current technology incorporated into a CPR device such as a defibrillator can provide real-time audiovisual feedback, thus enhancing CPR performance to more closely with guidelines. Studies have shown that real-time feedback devices used in both training and medical settings could improve CPR quality by providing information about the quality of CPR components such as chest compression rate and depth, chest compression fraction, and ventilation rate. However, it was unclear if CPR quality improved by such devices could translate into improving survival in humans. The aim of this report is to review the clinical effectiveness and guidelines regarding the use of CPR feedback devices for adult patients in cardiac arrest
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