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Mortality after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in a Spanish Region.
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- Physiological Response of Quality Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Crossover Trial on Mannequin in Extreme Temperature Conditions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Observational
- Real-time feedback improves chest compression quality in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A prospective cohort study.PloS one · 2020Article
- Lay People Training in CPR and in the Use of an Automated External Defibrillator, and Its Social Impact: A Community Health Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- The evaluation of laypersons awareness of basic life support at the university in Izmir.Turkish journal of emergency medicine · 2019Article
- Polish Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) Response to Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA): A Retrospective Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2018Article
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Abstract
aimsTo determine out-of-hospital cardiac arrest mortality in the province of Alicante (Spain) and its associated factors.
methodsCross-sectional observational study of all patients who received cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) (n = 422) in the province of Alicante in 2013. To determine associated factors, a binary logistic regression model was constructed. Primary outcome: death before arriving at the hospital. Predictive variables: gender, age, artificial respiration, prior functional status, asystole, cardiogenic aetiology, bystander CPR, time from the cardiac arrest to the arrival of the EMS and location of cardiac arrest.
resultsThere were 337 deaths (79.9%; 95% CI: 76.0-83.7%). Factors independently associated (p<0.05) with death were: male gender (OR = 2.11; 95% CI: 1.20-3.72; p = 0.010), asystole (OR = 1.99, 95% CI: 1.17-3.39; p = 0.012), cardiac arrest at home (OR = 2.44; 95% CI: 1.42-4.18; p = 0.001) and an increased time between arrest and EMS arrival (OR = 1.05, 95% CI: 1.01-1.09, p = 0.009). Having a worse prior functional status had a tendency towards significance (OR = 0.56, 95% CI: 0.31-1.02, p = 0.059).
conclusionsMortality was high. The associated factors were: male gender, asystole, worse prior functional status, longer time from the cardiac arrest to the arrival of the EMS and having the cardiac arrest at home. The clearly negative impact of experiencing a cardiac arrest at home necessitates modifying training policies in Spain. These policies should be focused on providing information about CPR in schools in order to decrease the mortality of these events.
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