Comparison of clinical outcomes between patients with pulseless-ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

While previous studies have shown that the initial documented rhythm is associated with clinical outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), little is known about the difference in clinical outcomes between pulseless ventricular tachycardia (p-VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF).

Methods

From a nationwide, prospective population-based database of OHCA from 2011 to 2015, we selected bystander-witnessed adult patients who were not treated with a public automated external defibrillator. The outcomes examined were favorable 30-day neurological survival rates, 30-day survival rates, and prehospital return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) rates. To determine the association of the initial documented rhythm with outcome, we used a logistic regression model while adjus

SUBMITTER: Kato Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8244523 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature