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Outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest in COVID-19 patients: A proportional prevalence meta-analysis.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited epidemiological data are available on the outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest (CA) in COVID-19 patients.

Methods

We performed literature search of PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane, and Ovid to identify research articles that studied outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest in COVID-19 patients. The primary outcome was survival at discharge. Secondary outcomes included return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) and types of cardiac arrest. Pooled percentages with a 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated for the prevalence of outcomes.

Results

A total of 7,891 COVID patients were included in the study. There were 621 (pooled prevalence 8%, 95% CI 4-13%) cardiac arrest patients. There were 52 (pooled prevalence 3.0%; 95% CI 0.0-10.0%) patients that survived at the time of discharge. ROSC was achieved in 202 (pooled prevalence 39%;95% CI 21.0-59.0%) patients. Mean time to ROSC was 7.74 (95% CI 7.51-7.98) min. The commonest rhythm at the time of cardiac arrest was pulseless electrical activity (pooled prevalence 46%; 95% 13-80%), followed by asystole (pooled prevalence 40%; 95% CI 6-80%). Unstable ventricular arrhythmia occurred in a minority of patients (pooled prevalence 8%; 95% CI 4-13%).

Conclusion

This pooled analysis of studies showed that the survival post in-hospital cardiac arrest in COVID patients is dismal despite adequate ROSC obtained at the time of resuscitation. Nonshockable rhythm cardiac arrest is commoner suggesting a non-cardiac cause while cardiac related etiology is uncommon. Future studies are needed to improve the survival in these patients.

SUBMITTER: Mir T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8014883 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest in COVID-19 patients: A proportional prevalence meta-analysis.

Mir Tanveer T   Sattar Yasar Y   Ahmad Javeed J   Ullah Waqas W   Shanah Layla L   Alraies M Chadi MC   Qureshi Waqas T WT  

Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions 20210204 1


<h4>Background</h4>Limited epidemiological data are available on the outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest (CA) in COVID-19 patients.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed literature search of PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane, and Ovid to identify research articles that studied outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest in COVID-19 patients. The primary outcome was survival at discharge. Secondary outcomes included return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) and types of cardiac arrest. Pooled percentages with a 95% co  ...[more]

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