April 1, 2004Critical Care Medicine
Impact of age on long-term survival and quality of life following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest*
Why the study?
Does age impact long-term survival and quality of life in patients following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest from ventricular fibrillation?
Population
200 patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest from ventricular fibrillation who received rapid…
Comparison
Rapid defibrillation program and post-arrest care vs Age <65 years vs Age >=65 years, and comparison…
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Cohort
Follow-up
average 4.8+/-3.0 yrs
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Discussion
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Implication
Age-stratified survival differences may inform post-VF-OHCA counseling; hypothesis-generating for targeted interventions in older survivors.
Structured PICO
Does age impact long-term survival and quality of life in patients following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest from ventricular fibrillation?
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Population
200 patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest from ventricular fibrillation who received rapid defibrillation in Olmsted County, Minnesota. 79 (39%) were discharged neurologically intact. Average age 62+/-16 yrs, 51% >=65 yrs.
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Intervention
Rapid defibrillation program and post-arrest care
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Comparator
Age <65 years vs Age >=65 years, and comparison to age- and gender-matched U.S. population
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Outcome
Long-term survival and quality of life (measured by SF-36 survey)hard clinical
Following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest from ventricular fibrillation, patients <65 years have long-term survival and quality of life similar to the general population, whereas older patients have lower survival and decreased physical/emotional quality of life.
Cite This Study
Bunch et al. (2004) studied this question.