Bystander defibrillation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Ireland.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To describe and explore predictors of bystander defibrillation in Ireland during the period 2012 to 2020. To examine the relationship between bystander defibrillation and health system developments.

Methods

National level Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) registry data were interrogated, focusing on patients who had defibrillation performed. Bystander defibrillation (as compared to EMS initiated defibrillation) was the key outcome of concern. Logistic regression models were built and refined by fitting predictors, performing stepwise variable selection and by adding pairwise interactions that improved fit.

Results

The data included 5,751 cases of OHCA where defibrillation was performed. Increasing year over time (OR 1.17, 95% CI 1.13, 1.21) was associated wit

SUBMITTER: Barry T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11304059 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature