Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes in older adults in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has negatively affected access to healthcare and treatment. This study aimed to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in Japan, a country with a super-aging society.

Methods

This secondary analysis of the All-Japan Utstein Registry included patients aged 65 years and older with bystander-witnessed OHCA between January 1, 2005, and December 31, 2020. Survival outcomes were compared by time period using multivariable logistic regression analyses. The primary outcome measured was the one-month survival rate with neurologically favorable outcomes.

Results

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, survival outcomes were steadily improving, and 32,024 patients in 2019 and 31

SUBMITTER: Hosomi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9444504 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature