Underlying reasons for sex difference in survival following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a mediation analysis.
Charlotte MiedelMartin JonssonMariana DragasTherese DjärvPer NordbergAraz RawshaniClaesson AndreasSune ForsbergAnette NordJohan HerlitzGabriel RivaPublished in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2024)
Women have a lower crude 30-day survival following OHCA compared to men. The poor prognosis is largely explained by a lower proportion of shockable initial rhythm, older age at presentation, and lower income.