PMID: 6986800Mar 1, 1980Paper

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a review of major studies and a proposed uniform reporting system

American Journal of Public Health
M S EisenbergT Hearne

Abstract

The scientific literature from January 1970 to June 1979 was reviewed for articles reporting outcomes from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest treated by paramedic programs. Only articles appearing in refereed professional journals and reporting 25 or more attempted resuscitations were included. A total of 21 articles from 15 U.S. locations were found. Four separate case definitions were distinguished. Methods and reporting formats varied considerably. Few studies used an experimental or quasi-experimental design, or control or comparison groups. The range of attempted resuscitations varied from 26 to 1.106 patients. Patients admitted to hospital varied between 22 per cent and 65 per cent (mean 38 per cent, S.D. +/- 12.4 per cent). Patients discharged alive varied from 3.5 per cent to 31 per cent (mean 17.2 per cent, S.D. +/- 7.1 per cent). Post discharge survival was either not reported or reported in different formats. A simplified reporting format is proposed using factors known to be associated with successful resuscitation: 1) underlying heart disease etiology; 2) witnessed arrest; 3) cardiac rhythm of ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia; 4) hospital admission and discharge and, when possible, by time from collapse...Continue Reading

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