Why the study?
Does older age (≥70 years) worsen survival outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest compared to younger age (<70 years)?
Does older age (≥70 years) worsen survival outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest compared to younger age (<70 years)?
Survival chances for elderly patients after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest are reasonable and comparable to younger patients if the presenting rhythm is ventricular fibrillation/tachycardia.
May support resuscitation efforts in elderly with VF/VT; leaves open age effects on overall OHCA survival in observational data.
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BONNIN et al. (1993) studied this question.
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