Systematic review of the relationship between comorbidity and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the current evidence on the effect pre-arrest comorbidity has on survival and neurological outcomes following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).

Design

Systematic review according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.

Data sources

MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, Scopus, CINAHL, Cochrane Library and MedNar were searched from inception to 31 December 2018.

Eligibility criteria

Studies included if they examined the association between prearrest comorbidity and OHCA survival and neurological outcomes in adult or paediatric populations.

Data extraction and synthesis

Data were extracted from individual studies but not pooled due to heterogeneity. Quality of included studies was assessed using the Newcastle-Ot

SUBMITTER: Majewski D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6887088 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature