High Incidence and Mortality of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest on Traditional Holiday in South Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

This study aimed to confirm the effects of traditional holidays on the incidence and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in South Korea.

Methods

We studied 95,066 OHCAs of cardiac cause from a nationwide, prospective study from the Korea OHCA Registry from January 2012 to December 2016. We compared the incidence of OHCA, in-hospital mortality, and neurologic outcomes between traditional holidays, Seollal (Lunar New Year's Day) and Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day), and other day types (weekday, weekend, and public holiday).

Results

OHCA occurred more frequently on traditional holidays than on the other days. The median OHCA incidence were 51.0 (interquartile range [IQR], 44.0-58.0), 53.0 (IQR, 46.0-60.5), 52.5 (IQR, 45.3-59.8),

SUBMITTER: Kwon JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6753024 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature