Mortality after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in a Spanish Region.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To determine out-of-hospital cardiac arrest mortality in the province of Alicante (Spain) and its associated factors.

Methods

Cross-sectional observational study of all patients who received cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) (n = 422) in the province of Alicante in 2013. To determine associated factors, a binary logistic regression model was constructed. Primary outcome: death before arriving at the hospital. Predictive variables: gender, age, artificial respiration, prior functional status, asystole, cardiogenic aetiology, bystander CPR, time from the cardiac arrest to the arrival of the EMS and location of cardiac arrest.

Results

There were 337 deaths (79.9%; 95% CI: 76.0-83.7%). Factors independently associated (p<0.05

SUBMITTER: Requena-Morales R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5391106 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature