The Silesian Registry of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Study design and results of a three-month pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the introduction of the concept known as "Chain of Survival" has significantly increased survival rates in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), short-term mortality in this group of patients is still very high. Epidemiological data on OHCA in Poland are limited. The aim of this study was to create a prospective registry on OHCA covering a population of 2.7 million inhabitants of Upper Silesia in Poland. Presented herein is the study design and results of a 3-month pilot study.

Methods

The Silesian Registry of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (SIL-OHCA) is a prospective, population-based registry of OHCA, of minimum duration which was planned for 12 months; from January 1st, 2018 to December 31st, 2018. The first 3 months of the study constitu

SUBMITTER: Nadolny K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8078987 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature