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Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest due to Drowning in North America: Comparison of Patient Characteristics between Survival and Mortality Groups
Joint Authors
Zhang, Wanwan
Liu, Zhihao
Huang, Zhenhua
Liao, Jinli
Xiong, Yan
Zhan, Hong
Source
Cardiology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-10-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) due to drowning carries high morbidity and mortality.
There are a few studies on drowning-related out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), in which patients are followed from the scene to hospital discharge.
This study aims to compare patient characteristics between the survival group and mortality group of OHCA due to drowning.
OHCA due to drowning cases were selected from the North America Termination of Resuscitation Association database between 2011 and 2015.
The retrospective analysis of epidemiological characteristics and clinical features of all OHCA patients were performed.
Of the 17,094 OHCA cases in the registry, 54 cases of OHCA due to drowning were included in this study.
Among the 54 OHCAs due to drowning, 7 (13.0%) survived, while 47 (87.0%) died.
Compared to the mortality group, the survival group had a higher bystander witness rate (57.1% versus 17.0%, p<0.05), higher asystole rate (42.9% versus 78.7%, p<0.05), and higher mild therapeutic hypothermia rate (28.6% versus 2.1%, p<0.05).
In addition, a large proportion of survivors were children (71.4%) and males (71.4%).
Survival among OHCA’s due to drowning was found to be improved with a higher bystander rate, higher asystole rate, and higher mild hypothermia rate.
In addition, children and males comprised the majority of survivors.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Huang, Zhenhua& Zhang, Wanwan& Liao, Jinli& Liu, Zhihao& Xiong, Yan& Zhan, Hong. 2020. Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest due to Drowning in North America: Comparison of Patient Characteristics between Survival and Mortality Groups. Cardiology Research and Practice،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1152633
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Huang, Zhenhua…[et al.]. Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest due to Drowning in North America: Comparison of Patient Characteristics between Survival and Mortality Groups. Cardiology Research and Practice No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1152633
American Medical Association (AMA)
Huang, Zhenhua& Zhang, Wanwan& Liao, Jinli& Liu, Zhihao& Xiong, Yan& Zhan, Hong. Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest due to Drowning in North America: Comparison of Patient Characteristics between Survival and Mortality Groups. Cardiology Research and Practice. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1152633
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1152633