Frailty is a better predictor than age for shockable rhythm and survival in Out-of-Hospital cardiac arrest in over 16-year-olds.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine if the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) predicts out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) outcomes better than age?Design: The analysed data was collected as part of a larger study run by NCEPOD on hospital admissions for OHCA in 2018. Study selection was OHCA in over 16-year-olds with restoration of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) for >20 mins and who were admitted to hospital, or who died in the emergency department. Patients from hospitals in England, Wales and Northern Ireland were identified using standard coding for cardiac arrest. CFS, age and gender were examined against two binary outcomes (non-shockable rhythm and survival).

Results

304 patients with a known CFS, known original rhythm, and known outcome were included. Younger patients had lower CFSs,

SUBMITTER: McPherson SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10483064 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature