Nationwide Analysis of Cardiac Arrest Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had a significant impact on the chain of survival following cardiac arrest. However, large population-based reports of COVID-19 in patients hospitalized after cardiac arrest are limited.

Methods

The National Inpatient Sample database was queried for cardiac arrest admissions during 2020 in the United States (US). Propensity score matching was used to match patients with and without concurrent COVID-19 according to age, race, sex, and comorbidities. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify predictors of mortality.

Results

A weighted total of 267,845 hospitalizations for cardiac arrest were identified, among which 44,105 patients (16.5%) had a concomitant diagnosis of COVID-19. After pro

SUBMITTER: Isath A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10043952 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature