Survival of patients suffering an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest treated by emergency services in Spain during the COVID-19 pandemic and 1 year later
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)Circulatory SystemCardiac arrest
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN10437835
- Lead Sponsor
- Fundación Pública Urxencias Sanitarias de Galicia-061
- Brief Summary
2020 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33049385/ (added 16/10/2020) 2024 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38261321/ (added 29/01/2024)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 8629
Inclusion Criteria
Cases of OHCA in which an EMS performed resuscitation or post-resuscitation care after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) attempts by a first responder
Exclusion Criteria
Cases in which the EMS suspended resuscitation on the grounds that it was not indicated due to futility criteria confirmed during resuscitation. An attempt at CPR was considered futile when new data during resuscitation showed that it was not indicated (terminal disease, prolonged arrest time prior to EMS arrival, Do not resuscitate” orders)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Survival at hospital discharge with good neurological status, expressed as percentage of patients with Cerebral Performance Category scale = 2, during the COVID-19 pandemic and 1 year later
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> Measured using medical records during the COVID-19 pandemic and 1 year later:<br> 1. Incidence of resuscitation attempts expressed as the number of resuscitations attempts per 105 inhabitants<br> 2. Bystander reanimation expressed as percentage of cases with bystander reanimation excluding those cases witnessed by emergency teams<br> 3. Airway management expressed as percentage of cases with airway isolation<br>