Long-term Survival After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Data on long-term survival beyond 12 months after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) of a presumed cardiac cause are scarce.

Objective

To investigate the long-term survival of adult patients after surviving the initial hospital stay for an OHCA.

Data sources

A systematic search of the EMBASE and MEDLINE databases was performed from database inception to March 25, 2021.

Study selection

Clinical studies reporting long-term survival after OHCA were selected based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria according to a preregistered study protocol.

Data extraction and synthesis

Patient data were reconstructed from Kaplan-Meier curves using an iterative algorithm and then pooled to generate survival curves. As a separate analysis, an aggre

SUBMITTER: Amacher SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9069345 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature