Changes in neurological outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: a population-based nationwide observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is growing interest in the indirect negative effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on mortality. We aimed to assess its indirect effect on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) outcomes.

Methods

We analysed a prospective nationwide registry of 506,935 patients with OHCA between 2017 and 2020. The primary outcome was favourable neurological outcome (Cerebral Performance Category 1 or 2) at 30 days. The secondary outcomes were public access defibrillation (PAD) and bystander-initiated chest compression. We performed an interrupted time series (ITS) analysis to assess changes in the trends of these outcomes around the declaration of a state of emergency (April 7 - May 25, 2020). We also performed a subgroup analysis stratified by infection spread statu

SUBMITTER: Katasako A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10152207 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature