Long-Term Outcomes Among Elderly Survivors of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most studies on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest have focused on immediate survival. However, little is known about long-term outcomes and resource use among survivors.

Methods and results

Within the national CARES registry, we identified 16 206 adults 65 years or older with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest between 2005 and 2010. Among 1127 patients who were discharged alive, we evaluated whether 1-year mortality, cumulative readmission incidence, and follow-up inpatient costs differed according to patients' race, sex, initial cardiac arrest rhythm, bystander delivery of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, discharge neurological status, and functional status (hospital discharge disposition). Overall 1-year mortality after hospital discharge was 31.8%. Among survivors, t

SUBMITTER: Chan PS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4943267 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature