Epidemiology, management, and survival rate of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Upper Silesia, Poland: an Utstein-style report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Despite the growing number of studies on the epidemiology of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in Poland, this issue has not been sufficiently studied. Notably, there has been a lack of uniform Utstein-style data reporting.

Aim

To evaluate the epidemiology of OHCA, patient characteristics, the laypeople and emergency medical service (EMS) response to cardiac arrest, and outcomes of OHCA patients, based on a prospective registry encompassing a population of 2.7 million Poles.

Material and methods

Consecutive, adult, EMS-treated OHCA cases in 2018 were analyzed. Prehospital data were collected using case report forms by EMS. Information on in-hospital procedures and outcomes was based on data from the public payer of health care services. Multivariable

SUBMITTER: Bujak K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8802637 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature