The Influence of Cardiac Arrest Floor-Level Location within a Building on Survival Outcomes.

ABSTRACT: This nationwide, population-based observational study investigated the association between the floor level of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) incidence and survival outcomes in South Korea, notable for its significant high-rise apartment living. Data were collected retrospectively from OHCA patients through the South Korean Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Surveillance database. The study incorporated cases that included the OHCA's building floor information. The primary outcome assessed was survival to discharge, analyzed using multivariate logistic regression, and the secondary outcome was favorable neurological outcome. Among 36,977 patients, a total of 29,729 patients were included, and 1680 patients were survivors. A weak yet significant correlation between floor level and hospita

SUBMITTER: Ahn C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10455151 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature