Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of automated external defibrillators in private homes

JAMA Internal Medicine

2025-10-25

(Press-News.org) About The Study: In this study, automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in private homes were effective at improving outcomes for patients with cardiac arrest and a shockable rhythm. Given the relative rarity of cardiac arrest at a given home, general purchase of AEDs for individual private homes cannot be considered cost-effective at the current pricing of AEDs.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Lars W. Andersen, MD, MPH, PhD, DMSc, email lwandersen@clin.au.dk.

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(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.6123)

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