Effect of Cardiac Arrest Center Protocol Implementation on Survival After Nontraumatic Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence on the effect of treatment at a cardiac arrest center (CAC) on clinical outcomes is incomplete and conflicting. The aim was to evaluate the effect of treatment at a CAC on survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Methods

For this retrospective cohort study, data from all 790 consecutive patients admitted to our center from January 2018 to May 2023 after nontraumatic out-of hospital cardiac arrest were analyzed. All CAC protocols were completely introduced in October 2020. The primary end point was death or unfavorable neurological outcome (cerebral performance category 3-5) at 90 days. Patients were stratified by Cardiac Arrest Survival Score.

Results

We compared 432 patients (54.7%) managed before to 358 patients (45.3%) after full CAC imple

SUBMITTER: Stachel G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12553427 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature