The association of early naloxone use with outcomes in non-shockable out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

Evaluate the association between early naloxone use and outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) with initial non-shockable rhythms.

Methods

This study was a secondary analysis of data collected in the Portland Cardiac Arrest Epidemiologic Registry, a database containing details of emergency medical services (EMS)-treated OHCA cases in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan region. Eligible patients had non-traumatic OHCA with an initial non-shockable rhythm and received naloxone by EMS or law enforcement prior to IV/IO access (exposure group). The primary outcome was ROSC at emergency department (ED) arrival. Secondary outcomes included survival to admission, survival to hospital discharge, and cerebral performance category score ≤2 at discharge (good

SUBMITTER: Strong NH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11463165 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature