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ABSTRACT: Background
Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BCPR) is a critical component of the 'chain of survival' in reducing mortality among out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) victims. Inconsistent findings on gender disparities among adult recipients of layperson BCPR have been reported in the literature. We aimed to fill this knowledge gap by investigating the extent of gender disparities in a cross-national setting within Pan-Asian communities.Methods
We utilised data collected from the Pan-Asian Resuscitation Outcomes Study (PAROS), an international, multicentre, prospective study conducted between 2009 and 2018. We included all OHCA cases with non-traumatic arrest aetiology transported by emergency medical services and excluded study sites that did not consistently collect information about the location of cardiac arrest. Logistic regression was used to analyse the association between gender and BCPR, stratified by location.Findings
We analysed a cohort of 56,192 OHCA cases with an overall BCPR rate of 36.2% (20,329/56,192). At public locations, the BCPR rate was 31.2% (631/2022) for female and 36.4% (3235/8892) for male OHCA victims; while at home, the rate was 38.3% (6838/17,842) for females and 35.1% (9625/27,436) for males. Controlling for site differences and several factors in multivariable logistic regression, we found females less likely to receive BCPR than males in public locations (odds ratio [OR]=0.89, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.70-0.99), but more likely to receive BCPR at home (OR=1.16, 95% CI: 1.11-1.21).Interpretation
In Pan-Asian communities, gender differences exist in adult recipients of BCPR and differ between home and public locations. Future studies should account for additional information on bystanders and societal factors to identify targets for interventions.Funding
The study was supported by grants from the National Medical Research Council (NMRC/CSA/0049/2013) and Laerdal Foundation (20040).
SUBMITTER: Liu N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8850341 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liu Nan N Ning Yilin Y Ong Marcus Eng Hock MEH Saffari Seyed Ehsan SE Ryu Hyun Ho HH Kajino Kentaro K Lin Chih-Hao CH Karim Sarah Abdul SA Rao G V Ramana GVR Ho Andrew Fu Wah AFW Lim Shir Lynn SL Siddiqui Fahad Javaid FJ
EClinicalMedicine 20220212
<h4>Background</h4>Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BCPR) is a critical component of the 'chain of survival' in reducing mortality among out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) victims. Inconsistent findings on gender disparities among adult recipients of layperson BCPR have been reported in the literature. We aimed to fill this knowledge gap by investigating the extent of gender disparities in a cross-national setting within Pan-Asian communities.<h4>Methods</h4>We utilised data collected ...[more]