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ArticleScandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine2025

Impact of COVID-19 on mortality in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients with return of spontaneous circulation: a retrospective cohort study.

Nai-Chen Shih, Han-Wei Yeh, Shun-Fa Yang, Yu-Hsun Wang, Chung-Hsien Chaou, Chao-Bin Yeh

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Article in Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Nai-Chen Shih *Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Han-Wei Yeh *Department of Emergency Medicine, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Shun-Fa YangInstitute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Yu-Hsun WangInstitute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Chung-Hsien ChaouDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. shien@url.com.tw.
Chao-Bin YehInstitute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. sky5ff@gmail.com.

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backgroundThis study aims to compare the mortality rates of OHCA patients with and without COVID-19 infection across different follow-up periods and explores the factors may play a significant role in determining OHCA outcomes.

methodsThis study utilized data from the US Collaborative Network in TriNetX. A total of 25,271 hospitalized OHCA patients were recruited from records spanning from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2023. Study population divided into two groups, COVID-19 positive and COVID-19 negative groups. The mortality risk of the two groups was observed based on different follow-up periods. Subgroup analyses on sex, age, antivirals use, COVID-19 virus variant epidemic period were also conducted.

resultsOur study included 2,776 patients in each group (COVID vs. non-COVID). The primary outcome was mortality at 14-day and 90-day follow-ups. COVID-19 patients had a lower 14-day mortality (HR 0.82, 95% CI: 0.76-0.88) but higher 90-day mortality (HR 1.16, 95% CI: 1.09-1.24) compared to non-COVID-19 patients. Secondary outcomes included higher mortality in COVID-19 patients under 65, and this trend persisted in those aged 65 and over. Male COVID-19 patients had elevated mortality risk. The Alpha and Delta variant period showed a higher mortality rate for COVID-19 patients than non-COVID-19 patients.

conclusionCOVID-19 was associated with a higher risk of mortality in OHCA patients.

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COVID-19Out-of-Hospital Cardiac ArrestReturn of Spontaneous CirculationAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2United StatesCOVID-19 infectionMortalityOut-of-hospital cardiac arrestRetrospective cohort study

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