Trends in Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest During Nights and Weekends.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is lower during nights and weekends (off-hours) compared with daytime during weekdays (on-hours). As overall IHCA survival has improved over time, it remains unknown whether survival differences between on-hours and off-hours have changed.

Objectives

This study sought to examine temporal trends in survival differences between on-hours and off-hours IHCA.

Methods

We identified 151,071 adults at 470 U.S. hospitals in the Get with the Guidelines-Resuscitation registry during 2000 to 2014. Using multivariable logistic regression with generalized estimating equations, we examined whether survival trends in IHCA differed during on-hours (Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 10:59 pm) versus off-hours (Monday to Friday 11:00

SUBMITTER: Ofoma UR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5858924 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature