Out-of-Hospital Resuscitation in an Urban Setting in Switzerland - an Outcome Study and Cost Effectiveness Analysis
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Kantonsspital Winterthur KSW
- Enrollment
- 151
- Primary Endpoint
- Survival after prehospital cardiac Arrest until discharge of Hospital and a one-year follow-up
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The investigators will retrospectively examine all patients with out-of-hospital resuscitation by the emergency medical Team (EMT) from the Kantonsspital Winterthur in the year 2013 with a two year follow-up and a structured interview about Quality of life. Furthermore, the costs generated by the local health system are analysed.
Detailed Description
The Primary objective of this study is to evaluate the Quality of out-of-Hospital resuscitation by the ambulance Service from the Kantonsspital Winterthur including a 2-year follow-up of the survivors. In this follow-up we evaluate the Quality of life by a validated questionnaire.
The following endpoints will be retrospectively analysed:
time-to-Response Interval; Initial cardiac rhythm; medications given; number of Defibrillations; return of spontaneous circulation, Overall costs for the local health System
Furthermore length of hospital-stay, survival until Hospital discharge, one-year survival, Quality of life two years after resuscitation and total costs will be analysed.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Case Only
- Time Perspective
- Retrospective
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 100 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients with out-of-hospital resuscitation in Winterthur in the year 2013 and treatment by the emergency medical team from the Kantonsspital Winterthur
- •Written informed consent of patients for structured interview
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients with resuscitation but death on Scene
- •no written informed consent from patients for structured interview
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Survival after prehospital cardiac Arrest until discharge of Hospital and a one-year follow-up
Time Frame: 1 year
Secondary Outcomes
- Evaluation of direct costs of local health care system(1 year)
- Quality of life one year after resuscitation(1 year)