Spatial dependence of non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in a Swiss region: A retrospective analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) incidence and survival often vary within regions according to patient-related and contextual factors. This study aims to establish the overall spatial dependence of incidence, bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BCPR) and 48-h survival of OHCA with their associated demographic and socioeconomic characteristics in a Swiss region.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective study using data of all OHCAs recorded between 2007 and 2019 in the canton of Vaud and, more specifically, in the Lausanne area. Provision of BCPR and 48-h survival were analysed using Getis-Ord Gi statistics and OHCA incidence by local Moran's I with empirical Bayes standardised rates. Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics were compared between inciden

SUBMITTER: Lengen G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11299561 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature