Regional incidence and outcome of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest associated with overdose.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The frequency of lethal overdose due to prescription and non-prescription drugs is increasing in North America. The aim of this study was to estimate overall and regional variation in incidence and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to overdose across North America.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study using case data for the period 2006-2010 from the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium, a clinical research network with 10 regional clinical centers in United States and Canada. Cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to drug overdose were identified through review of data derived from prehospital clinical records. We calculated incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to overdose per 100,000 person-years and proportion of the same

SUBMITTER: Salcido DD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5027610 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature