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The aim of this study was to assess whether combining POCUS and electrocardiogram (ECG) rhythm findings better predicts outcomes during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the emergency department (ED).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S148180351900397X_sec_a2\" sec-type=\"methods\"><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We completed a health records review on ED cardiac arrest patients who underwent POCUS. Primary outcome measurements included return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), survival to hospital admission, and survival to hospital discharge.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S148180351900397X_sec_a3\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>POCUS was performed on 180 patients; 45 patients (25.0%; 19.2%\u201331.8%) demonstrated cardiac activity on initial ECG, and 21 (11.7%; 7.7%\u201317.2%) had cardiac activity on initial POCUS; 47 patients (26.1%; 20.2%\u201333.0%) achieved ROSC, 18 (10.0%; 6.3%\u201315.3%) survived to admission, and 3 (1.7%; 0.3%\u20135.0%) survived to hospital discharge. As a predictor of failure to achieve ROSC, ECG had a sensitivity of 82.7% (95% CI 75.2%\u201388.7%) and a specificity of 46.8% (32.1%\u201361.9%). Overall, POCUS had a higher sensitivity of 96.2% (91.4%\u201398.8%) but a similar specificity of 34.0% (20.9%\u201349.3%). In patients with ECG-asystole, POCUS had a sensitivity of 98.18% (93.59%\u201399.78%) and a specificity of 16.00% (4.54%\u201336.08%). In patients with pulseless electrical activity, POCUS had a sensitivity of 86.96% (66.41%\u201397.22%) and a specificity of 54.55% (32.21%\u201375.61%). Similar patterns were seen for survival to admission and discharge. Only 0.8% (0.0\u20134.7%) of patients with ECG-asystole and standstill on POCUS survived to hospital discharge.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S148180351900397X_sec_a4\" sec-type=\"conclusion\"><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The absence of cardiac activity on POCUS, or on both ECG and POCUS together, better predicts negative outcomes in cardiac arrest than ECG alone. 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