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To examine the circumstances and medical characteristics of patients experiencing out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest, and to identify specific causes and determinants of successful resuscitation.

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Circumstances and causes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in sudden death survivors

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To examine the circumstances and medical characteristics of patients experiencing out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest, and to identify specific causes and determinants of successful resuscitation.
Population-based observational study of all out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest cases aged 20 to 75 in the Maastricht area, Netherlands, between 1991 and 1995 with attempted resuscitation (N=288).
Recorded clinical history, collapse circumstances, and arrest etiologies in survivors, using multivariable logistic regression analysis to identify factors associated with survival to hospital discharge.
Overall survival to hospital discharge was 16% (47/288), with acute myocardial infarction confirmed as the underlying cause in 51% (24/47) of survivors.
Survival was positively associated with an initial rhythm of ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia (OR 5.7, 95% CI 2.1 to 15.9), resuscitation initiation in under 4 minutes (OR 3.3, 95% CI 1.3 to 8.6), and ambulance response in under 8 minutes (OR 3.6, 95% CI 1.3 to 10.5).
A pre-existing history of cardiac disease was negatively associated with survival to hospital discharge (OR 0.46, 95% CI 0.21 to 0.98).

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Cohort study reveals rapid resuscitation and shockable rhythms as primary survival determinants in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, highlighting the critical role of early emergency response.

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Vreede-Swagemakers et al. (1998) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a195fcac70f8b1c335834fe https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.79.4.356

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Cohort study reveals rapid resuscitation and shockable rhythms as primary survival determinants in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, highlighting the critical role of early emergency response.

Circumstances and causes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in sudden death survivors

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