ArticleBMC emergency medicine2024
Out of hospital cardiac arrest - new insights and a call for a worldwide registry and guidelines.
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- PRECEPT-OHCA: prehospital evaluation of confidence and practice in the treatment of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest across Australia, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand: a cross-sectional study protocol.Resuscitation plus · 2026Article
- External validation of the CRASS score for predicting good neurological outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: analysis from cardiac-origin and non-cardiac origin cohorts.BMC emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Etiology of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Among Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bhutan: A Prospective Cohort Study.Emergency medicine international · 2026Article
- Temporal Evolution of Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter/Eyeball Ratio on CT and MRI for Neurological Prognostication After Cardiac Arrest.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Post-cardiac arrest imaging: Unraveling etiology and predicting neurological outcome.World journal of radiology · 2025Review
- Beyond blood-brain barrier disruption and molecular weight: compartmental kinetics of S100B and NSE for neurological prognostication after cardiac arrest.Critical care (London, England) · 2025Article
- Flight testing of drone-delivered automated external defibrillators for simulated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in suburban Thailand.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Spatial and Temporal Boundaries of Remote Areas in the Initial Management of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.Cureus · 2025Article
- Clinical Outcomes of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest with ROSC: Insights from a Specialized Referral Center in Vietnam.Acta informatica medica : AIM : journal of the Society for Medical Informatics of Bosnia & Herzegovina : casopis Drustva za medicinsku informatiku BiH · 2025Article
- CPR knowledge among rural grassroots healthcare workers in Xinjiang, China: a cross-sectional analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- A cross-sectional analysis of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in a metropolitan area to determine optimal automated external defibrillator placement.Turkish journal of emergency medicineArticle
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Abstract
introductionOut of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a major public health problem with substantial mortality rates worldwide. Genetic diseases and primary electrical disorders are the most common etiologies at younger ages, while ischemic heart disease and cardiomyopathies are common causes at older ages. Despite improvement in prevention and treatment in recent years, OHCA is still a major cause of cardiovascular death.
methodWe report prospective data regarding etiology, characteristics, clinical course, and outcomes of patients with OHCA who were admitted to a tertiary care center intensive cardiac care unit (ICCU) between 2020-2023.
resultsA total of 92 patients admitted after OHCA were included in the cohort. Mean age was 63.8 ± 13.8 years and 75 (82%) were males. The most common etiology of OHCA was acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in 54 (59%) patients, of whom 46 (85%) patients had ST elevation myocardial infarction and 8 (15%) had non-ST elevation myocardial infarction. During hospitalization, 42 (46%) patients underwent targeted temperature management and 13 (14%) received mechanical circulatory support. Interestingly, 77 (84%) patients underwent coronary angiography, while only 51 (55%) received percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Neurologic status was favorable in 49 (53%) patients with Cerebral Performance Category score of 1-2. Overall, mortality rates were relatively low, with 15 (16%) in-hospital deaths and 24 (26%) deaths at 30-day follow-up.
conclusionAlthough ACS was the most common etiology for OHCA, only 55% of patients underwent PCI. Most OHCA patients admitted to the ICCU survived hospitalization and were discharged. Increased awareness, public education, worldwide registries, and specific evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of OHCA patients may lead to improved outcomes for these patients who often carry poor prognoses.
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