Diurnal variations in incidence and outcome of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest including prior comorbidity and pharmacotherapy: a nationwide study in Denmark.
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AIM: To investigate diurnal variations in incidence and outcomes following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). METHODS: OHCA of presumed cardiac etiology were identified through the nationwide Danish Cardiac Arrest Registry (2001-2010). Time of day was divided into three time periods: daytime 07.00-14.59; evening 15.00-22.59; and nighttime 23.00-06.59. RESULTS: We identified 18,929 OHCA patients, aged ≥18 years. The median age was 72 years (IQR 62-80) and the majority were male (67.5%). OHCA occurrence varied across time periods, with 43.9%, 35.7% and 20.6% occurring during daytime, evening and nighttime, respectively. Nighttime patients were more likely to have: severe comorbidity (i.e. COPD), arrest in private home (87.2% vs. 69.0% and 73.0% daytime and evening, respectively), non-witnessed arrest (51.2% vs. 48.4% and 43.7%), no bystander CPR (75.9% vs. 68.4% and 66.1%), longer time interval from recognition of OHCA to rhythm analysis (12 min vs. 11 min and 11 min), and non-shockable heart rhythm (80.1% vs. 70.3% and 69.4%), all p<0.0001. Nighttime patients were less likely to achieve return of spontaneous circulation on arrival at the hospital (7.5% vs. 14.8% and 15.1%) and 1-year survival (2.8% vs. 7.2% and 7.1%), p<0.0001. Overall, the lower 1-year survival rate persisted after adjusting for patient-related and cardiac-arrest related characteristics mentioned above (OR 0.47, 95%CI 0.37-0.59; OR 0.51, 95%CI 0.40-0.65, compared to daytime and evening, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: We found nighttime patients to have a lower survival compared to daytime and evening that persisted when adjusting for patient-related and cardiac-arrest related characteristics including comorbidities.
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Cited Authors
- Karlsson, LIM; Wissenberg, M; Fosbøl, EL; Hansen, CM; Lippert, FK; Bagai, A; McNally, B; Granger, CB; Christensen, EF; Folke, F; Rajan, S; Weeke, P; Nielsen, SL; Køber, L; Gislason, GH; Torp-Pedersen, C
Published Date
- September 2014
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 85 / 9
Start / End Page
- 1161 - 1168
PubMed ID
- 24971509
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1873-1570
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.06.012
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- Ireland