Poorer survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest among cancer patients: a population-based register study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The association between cancer and survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has not been thoroughly investigated. We aimed to address this knowledge gap using national, population-based registries.

Methods and results

For this study, 30 163 patients with OHCA (≥18 years) were included from the Swedish Register of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Through linkage to the National Patient Registry, 2894 patients (10%) with cancer diagnosed within 5 years prior to OHCA were identified. Differences in 30-day survival between patients with cancer and controls (defined as patients with OHCA without previous cancer diagnosis) were assessed related to cancer stage (locoregional vs. metastasized cancer) and cancer site (e.g. lung cancer, breast cancer, etc.) using logist

SUBMITTER: Hagglund HL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10449376 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature