Gender Disparities Among Adult Recipients of Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Public.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BCPR) improves survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), yet BCPR rates remain low. It is unknown whether BCPR delivery disparities exist based on victim gender. We measured BCPR rates by gender in private and public environments, hypothesizing that females would be less likely than males to receive BCPR in public settings, with an associated difference in survival to hospital discharge.

Methods and results

We analyzed data from adult, nontraumatic OHCA events within the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium registry (2011-2015). Using logistic regression, we modeled the likelihood of receiving BCPR by gender, including patient-level variables, stratified by location. A cohort of 19 331 OHCAs was assessed. Mean age w

SUBMITTER: Blewer AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6209113 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature