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Table 1 Characteristics of included studies

From: Lower versus higher oxygen targets for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Study region

Liberal group FiO2

Conservative group FiO2

Delivery

method

Participants’ sample size, n

Mean age, years

Female,

n(%)

Witnessed arrest n(%)

Liberal group, medium baseline SpO2 (%)

Conservative group medium baseline SpO2 (%)

Kuisma [18]

Finland

1.00

0.33

Mechanical ventilation

28

63.1

5(17.9)

28(100.0)

NA

NA

Young [19]

New Zealand

1

0.4

Ventilated using a self-inflating resuscitation bag

17

66.2

1(5.9)

12(70.6)

95.8%

79.5%

Bray [20]

Australia

NA

NA

Hand ventilation using a bag-valve reservoir

61

62.6

12(19.7)

45(73.8)

NA

98

Jakkula [21]

Finland and Denmark

0.5

0.35

Mechanical ventilation

120

59.5

22(18.3)

120(100.0)

NA

NA

Thomas [22]

United Kingdom

NA

NA

Mechanical ventilation or oropharyngeal airway

35

67.1

10(28.6)

31(88.6)

NA

NA

Bernard [23]

Australia

1

0.7/0.6

Oxygen reservoir bag or mechanical ventilation

425

65.3

100(23.5)

335(78.8)

99

99

Schmidt [24]

Denmark

0.6

0.3

Mechanical ventilation

789

62.5

152(19.3)

672(85.2)

98

98

  1. FiO2 Fraction of inspired oxygen
  2. SpO2 Arterial saturation of peripheral oxygen