Sex Differences in Incidence and Outcome of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Within a Local Health Network.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Sex and gender differences in presentation and characteristics of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are established in cohorts with presumed cardiac aetiology but not non-cardiac etiology. This study investigated the effect of sex on incidence and outcome of OHCA according to presumed and adjudicated aetiology within a local health network.

Methods

Population-based observational cohort study of emergency medical services (EMS) attended OHCAs within an Australian local health network. Cases identified from an EMS registry between 2012-2016 were linked to a hospital registry. Age-standardised incidence and baseline characteristics were stratified by sex for EMS-treated OHCA, non-EMS witnessed presumed cardiac and obvious non-cardiac sub-cohorts, and hospitalis

SUBMITTER: Wittwer MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9024218 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature