Evaluation of outcome following cardiac arrest in patients presenting to two Scottish emergency departments

Predictors of Survival From Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

“…Because having a consistent denominator (ie, total number of resuscitations attempted in the prehospital setting) was important, we conducted a sensitivity analysis that excluded four studies that described patients who sustained OHCA but failed to include information on patients who were treated but not transported to the emergency department. 29,51,57,86 Excluding these articles did not appreciably change our results. For example, the pooled odds ratio for VF/VT changed from 20.62 (95% CI, 12.61 to 33.72) to 22.69 (95% CI, 13.54 to 38.87) in the lowest baseline survival group, and from 2.91 (95% CI, 1.10 to 7.66) to 2.91 (95% CI, 1.10 to 7.67) in the highest baseline survival group.…”

Predictors of Survival From Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

“…Because having a consistent denominator (ie, total number of resuscitations attempted in the prehospital setting) was important, we conducted a sensitivity analysis that excluded four studies that described patients who sustained OHCA but failed to include information on patients who were treated but not transported to the emergency department. 29,51,57,86 Excluding these articles did not appreciably change our results. For example, the pooled odds ratio for VF/VT changed from 20.62 (95% CI, 12.61 to 33.72) to 22.69 (95% CI, 13.54 to 38.87) in the lowest baseline survival group, and from 2.91 (95% CI, 1.10 to 7.66) to 2.91 (95% CI, 1.10 to 7.67) in the highest baseline survival group.…”

Causes of cardiopulmonary arrest, resuscitation management, and functional outcome in dogs and cats surviving cardiopulmonary arrest

“…In a study of pediatric burn patients surviving after CPA, only 1 of 17 long‐term survivors had persistent neurologic abnormalities 6 . Other medical studies have reported similarly low rates of neurologic abnormalities in survivors to discharge 16–18 . Whether a good quality of life following CPCR is related to a particular subpopulation or disease in veterinary medicine remains to be seen.…”

Training and Willingness to Perform Bystander Basic Life Support

“…Approximately 175 cases of pre-hospital cardiac arrest of cardiac aetiology are brought here annually. 18 Any who were able, willing and waiting were invited to complete a short proforma. A brief document describing the study and emphasising that it related to out-of-hospital collapse was shown to them.…”

“…13 However, the rate of bystander CPR in Glasgow remains poor and this is associated with poor survival rates. 18,19 This study investigated the perceived ability and willingness of people to perform BLS, to relate this to training and to identify the proportion who have relatives with risk factors of IHD.…”

Predictors of Survival From Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

“…Because having a consistent denominator (ie, total number of resuscitations attempted in the prehospital setting) was important, we conducted a sensitivity analysis that excluded four studies that described patients who sustained OHCA but failed to include information on patients who were treated but not transported to the emergency department. 29,51,57,86 Excluding these articles did not appreciably change our results. For example, the pooled odds ratio for VF/VT changed from 20.62 (95% CI, 12.61 to 33.72) to 22.69 (95% CI, 13.54 to 38.87) in the lowest baseline survival group, and from 2.91 (95% CI, 1.10 to 7.66) to 2.91 (95% CI, 1.10 to 7.67) in the highest baseline survival group.…”

Causes of cardiopulmonary arrest, resuscitation management, and functional outcome in dogs and cats surviving cardiopulmonary arrest

“…In a study of pediatric burn patients surviving after CPA, only 1 of 17 long‐term survivors had persistent neurologic abnormalities 6 . Other medical studies have reported similarly low rates of neurologic abnormalities in survivors to discharge 16–18 . Whether a good quality of life following CPCR is related to a particular subpopulation or disease in veterinary medicine remains to be seen.…”

Training and Willingness to Perform Bystander Basic Life Support

“…Approximately 175 cases of pre-hospital cardiac arrest of cardiac aetiology are brought here annually. 18 Any who were able, willing and waiting were invited to complete a short proforma. A brief document describing the study and emphasising that it related to out-of-hospital collapse was shown to them.…”

“…13 However, the rate of bystander CPR in Glasgow remains poor and this is associated with poor survival rates. 18,19 This study investigated the perceived ability and willingness of people to perform BLS, to relate this to training and to identify the proportion who have relatives with risk factors of IHD.…”

Predictors of Survival From Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

“…Because having a consistent denominator (ie, total number of resuscitations attempted in the prehospital setting) was important, we conducted a sensitivity analysis that excluded four studies that described patients who sustained OHCA but failed to include information on patients who were treated but not transported to the emergency department. 29,51,57,86 Excluding these articles did not appreciably change our results. For example, the pooled odds ratio for VF/VT changed from 20.62 (95% CI, 12.61 to 33.72) to 22.69 (95% CI, 13.54 to 38.87) in the lowest baseline survival group, and from 2.91 (95% CI, 1.10 to 7.66) to 2.91 (95% CI, 1.10 to 7.67) in the highest baseline survival group.…”

Causes of cardiopulmonary arrest, resuscitation management, and functional outcome in dogs and cats surviving cardiopulmonary arrest

“…In a study of pediatric burn patients surviving after CPA, only 1 of 17 long‐term survivors had persistent neurologic abnormalities 6 . Other medical studies have reported similarly low rates of neurologic abnormalities in survivors to discharge 16–18 . Whether a good quality of life following CPCR is related to a particular subpopulation or disease in veterinary medicine remains to be seen.…”

Training and Willingness to Perform Bystander Basic Life Support

“…Approximately 175 cases of pre-hospital cardiac arrest of cardiac aetiology are brought here annually. 18 Any who were able, willing and waiting were invited to complete a short proforma. A brief document describing the study and emphasising that it related to out-of-hospital collapse was shown to them.…”

“…13 However, the rate of bystander CPR in Glasgow remains poor and this is associated with poor survival rates. 18,19 This study investigated the perceived ability and willingness of people to perform BLS, to relate this to training and to identify the proportion who have relatives with risk factors of IHD.…”