The interaction of sex and age on outcomes in emergency medical services-treated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A 5-year multicenter retrospective analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies have established that sex and age influence outcomes following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). However, a knowledge gap exists regarding their interaction. This study aimed to investigate the interaction of age and sex and how they cooperatively influence OHCA outcomes.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study included adult, nontraumatic OHCA patients admitted to a university hospital and its affiliated hospitals in Taiwan from January 2017 to December 2021. Data including sex, age, body mass index, cardiac rhythm, and resuscitation information in the emergency department (ED) were collected from medical records. The study outcomes encompassed survival to intensive care unit (ICU) admission, survival to hospital discharge, and a favorable neurologic

SUBMITTER: Chen CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10831158 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature