Impact of COVID-19 on resuscitation after hospital arrival for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: An interrupted time series analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In this study, we aimed to determine the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).

Methods and results

Using the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination inpatient database, we included patients with OHCA who were transported to hospitals between April 2018 and March 2021. Patients were categorized into groups, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the day of admission (before or after April 1, 2020, respectively). The primary outcome was in-hospital CPR duration after hospital arrival, and secondary outcomes included in-hospital death, intubation, and other resuscitation-related treatments. We examined the impact of the pand

SUBMITTER: Sato T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11758449 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature